Rail passenger transport in Spain
Rail passengers in Spain travelled 38,274 million passenger-km in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.
Spain, 2025
38,274
Change from 2024
+0.6%
European Union, 2023
429,575 million passenger-km
Position in 2025
4th of 32
Rail passenger transport in Spain over time
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Million passenger-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38,274 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2024 | 38,038 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2023 | 34,632 million passenger-km | 429,575 million passenger-km |
| 2022 | 27,489 million passenger-km | 386,741 million passenger-km |
| 2021 | 17,002 million passenger-km | 256,210 million passenger-km |
| 2020 | 12,060 million passenger-km | 221,836 million passenger-km |
| 2019 | 28,847 million passenger-km | 412,202 million passenger-km |
| 2018 | 28,420 million passenger-km | 399,024 million passenger-km |
| 2017 | 27,490 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2016 | 26,646 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2015 | 26,108 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2014 | 25,034 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2013 | 23,755 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2012 | 22,446 million passenger-km | – |
| 2011 | 22,931 million passenger-km | 363,380 million passenger-km |
| 2010 | 22,343 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2009 | 23,055 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2008 | 23,453 million passenger-km | not availablec (confidential) |
| 2007 | 21,362 million passenger-km | 346,565 million passenger-km |
| 2006 | 21,620 million passenger-km | 342,179 million passenger-km |
| 2005 | 21,151 million passenger-km | – |
| 2004 | 20,328 million passenger-km | – |
Flags: c confidential . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 38,038 million passenger-km in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26,108 million passenger-km, the figure has changed by +46.6%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 4th highest value.
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Road share of inland freight transport
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New zero-emission cars
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Road traffic deaths
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