How many people use Tokyo’s rail network each day?
Cities hard Data from 2023
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The answer
40,000,000 journeys
Roughly 40M.
Tokyo’s rail network handles around 40 million passenger journeys a day. Shinjuku station alone processes 3.5 million people daily — more than the entire population of Madrid, through one station.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Tokyo Metropolitan Government transport statistics |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | journeys |
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