Switzerland is European champion in train driving
In no other European country do people take the train more often than in Switzerland. Globally, only the Japanese take the train more often per year. If you only look at the number of kilometers traveled, Switzerland is the world champion.
Switzerland remains the European leader in rail travel: Each inhabitant travels by train an average of 59 times per year, covering a total of 2277 kilometers.
This is reported by the information service for public transport LITRA, which annually Statistics of the International Union of Railways UIC evaluates.
Next in line are Luxembourg with 40 trips per capita, Denmark with 34, Austria with 29, the UK with 26 and Germany with 25. Sweden is far behind in last place - the average inhabitant only takes the train three times a year.
Japanese travel by train more often - but shorter distances
While Switzerland is second only to Japan in terms of frequency of use, it is the world champion in terms of distance traveled: The Japanese cover 2052 kilometers on their 72 trips per year, which is more than 200 fewer than the Swiss population. Austria comes in third (1361 kilometers), followed by France (1252 kilometers) and Denmark (1057 kilometers). The Swedes cover 633 kilometers on their three trips, while Spain brings up the rear with 12 trips per capita and 558 kilometers.
Number of trips and kilometers traveled by country
