Golden age for train travel? Europe's railways never been busier, data shows

Eurostat data reveals which EU citizens travelled the most on national and international rail lines in 2023, marking a record year for train travel.

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00:00Europe's railways have never been so busy.

00:09Rail travel in the EU has reached a new peak,

00:13with 429 billion kilometers made by passengers across the block last year.

00:21That's the highest number since data collection began in 2004.

00:27Including both national and international travel,

00:31Germans made the most trips, over 2.7 billion,

00:37followed by the French, over 1.2 billion,

00:41and the Italians, with over 800 million.

00:45Train journeys increased almost everywhere in the EU between 2022 and 2023,

00:53particularly in Luxembourg, up 23%,

00:57Ireland and Croatia, 22% each, and Spain, 16%.

01:03Greece, minus 17%,

01:07and Bulgaria, minus 5%,

01:10were the only countries that saw a decline.

01:16French people love to travel abroad by train,

01:20as France is the country with the most international trips made,

01:25followed by Germany, Denmark and Sweden.