Rail passenger transport in Italy
Rail passengers in Italy travelled 55,566 million passenger-km in 2025.
Italy, 2025
55,566
Change from 2024
−0.5%
European Union, 2023
429,575 million passenger-km
Position in 2025
3rd of 32
Rail passenger transport in Italy over time
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Million passenger-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55,566 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2024 | 55,872 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2023 | 54,791 million passenger-km | 429,575 million passenger-km |
| 2022 | 46,498 million passenger-km | 386,741 million passenger-km |
| 2021 | 27,693 million passenger-km | 256,210 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | 22,269 million passenger-km | 221,836 million passenger-km |
| 2019 | 56,586 million passenger-km | 412,202 million passenger-km |
| 2018 | 55,493 million passenger-km | 399,024 million passenger-km |
| 2017 | 53,231 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2016 | 52,178 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2015 | 52,207 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2014 | 49,957 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2013 | 48,739 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2012 | 46,759 million passenger-km | – |
| 2011 | not availablec (confidential) | 363,380 million passenger-km |
| 2010 | 47,172 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2009 | 48,124 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2008 | 49,524 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2007 | 49,780 million passenger-km | 346,565 million passenger-km |
| 2006 | 50,185 million passenger-km | 342,179 million passenger-km |
| 2005 | 50,088 million passenger-km | – |
| 2004 | 49,254 million passenger-km | – |
Flags: c confidential . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5% from 55,872 million passenger-km in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 52,207 million passenger-km, the figure has changed by +6.4%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 3rd highest value.
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