Revenue of passenger rail transport in Japan in FY 2017-2021

In the fiscal year 2021, the revenue from passenger railway transportation in Japan amounted to around 4.86 trillion Japanese yen, increasing from 4.27 trillion yen in the previous year. Fiscal 2021 figures show the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the railway passenger transportation industry. Railroad transport is the major mass transit system in Japan encompassing local systems from trams to high-speed railway lines for long-distance travels, such as the Japanese bullet train, also known as Shinkansen.

在财政年度2021年，日本客运铁路运输的收入约为4.86兆日元，较上一年度的4.27兆日元有所增长。2021财年的数据揭示了COVID-19疫情对铁路客运运输行业的影响。铁路运输作为日本主要的公共交通系统，涵盖了从有轨电车到高速铁路线等长途旅行系统，例如日本的新干线（Shinkansen），亦称 bullet train。