Passenger transport by rail; number of passengers, passenger kilometers
| Passenger flows | Periods | Passengers (number x mln) | Passenger kilometers (mln km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total journeys | 2024 | 382.4 | 17,552 |
| Total journeys | 2025 1st quarter | 95.8 | 4,278 |
| Total journeys | 2025 2nd quarter | 96.1 | 4,432 |
| Total journeys | 2025 3rd quarter | 93.0 | 4,348 |
| Total journeys | 2025 4th quarter | 103.1 | 4,671 |
| Total journeys | 2025 | 388.0 | 17,729 |
| Total journeys | 2026 1st quarter* | 92.8 | 4,141 |
| Total journeys | 2026 2nd quarter* | 100.4 | 4,676 |
| National journeys | 2024 | 371.5 | 16,571 |
| National journeys | 2025 1st quarter | . | . |
| National journeys | 2025 2nd quarter | . | . |
| National journeys | 2025 3rd quarter | . | . |
| National journeys | 2025 4th quarter | . | . |
| National journeys | 2025 | 376.3 | 16,718 |
| National journeys | 2026 1st quarter* | . | . |
| National journeys | 2026 2nd quarter* | . | . |
| International journeys | 2024 | 10.9 | 982 |
| International journeys | 2025 1st quarter | . | . |
| International journeys | 2025 2nd quarter | . | . |
| International journeys | 2025 3rd quarter | . | . |
| International journeys | 2025 4th quarter | . | . |
| International journeys | 2025 | 11.7 | 1,011 |
| International journeys | 2026 1st quarter* | . | . |
| International journeys | 2026 2nd quarter* | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Table explanation
This table contains data on the number of passengers and the passenger kilometers travelled per train on Dutch territory, excluding tourist railway lines. It covers all train journeys that use the Dutch railway network. The annual figures are split into national and international journeys.
Data available from: 2024
Status of the figures:
Figures for 2024 and 2025 are definitive.
Figures for 2026 are of a preliminary nature.
Changes as of September 30, 2026:
The quarterly figures for the second quarter of 2026 have been added. The quarterly as well as the anual figures for both 2024 and 2025 have been revised due to the addition of a new data source.
When will new figures be published?
New quarterly figures will be available within 3 months after the end of the reporting period. New annual figures will be available within 8 months after the end of the reporting year.
Description topics
- Passengers
- The number of train journeys, where each journey is defined as the movement between the boarding and alighting place, including possible transfers. Where possible, passengers using multiple rail operators for one journey are counted only once.
- Passenger kilometers
- A passenger kilometer is the unit of measurement for the transportation of a passenger by rail over a distance of one kilometer. For example, a train with 10 passengers travelling 20 kilometers results in a total of 200 passenger kilometers. This refers only to kilometers travelled on Dutch territory. For international journeys, only the part of the journey on Dutch territory is counted.