Passenger transport by rail; number of passengers, passenger kilometers

Passenger transport by rail; number of passengers, passenger kilometers

Passenger flows Periods Passengers (number x mln)
Total journeys 2025 3e kwartaal* 91.7
National journeys 2025 3e kwartaal* .
International journeys 2025 3e kwartaal* .
Source: CBS.
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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:
All figures are of a preliminary nature.

Changes as of December 18, 2025:
The figures for the 3rd quarter of 2025 have been added.

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.