Global Passenger Rail
Summary
Global Passenger Rail industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- Passenger rail sector consists of all passenger transport by rail services, including international, inter-city, regional, and suburban trains (Commuter trains in US terminology are included). However, tram/streetcar, metro/subway, and similar trains are not included.
- The global passenger rail sector recorded revenues of $293.4 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.8% between 2019 and 2024.
- Global passenger rail sector consumption volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 0.9% between 2019 and 2024, reaching a total of 3,871.8 billion passenger kilometers (PKM) in 2024.
- In 2024, the global passenger rail sector grew by 10.0%, driven by a rise in travel and tourism. Increased domestic and international tourism led to higher demand for rail services, boosting ridership across the country. The expansion of high-speed trains and regional routes also contributed to this growth.
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- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global passenger rail market
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key passenger rail market players’ global operations and financial performance
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- What was the size of the Global passenger rail market by value in 2024?
- What will be the size of the Global passenger rail market in 2029?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Global passenger rail market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up the global's passenger rail market?
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Market volume
- 1.4. Market volume forecast
- 1.5. Geography segmentation
- 1.6. Market rivalry
- 1.7. Competitive landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 3.2. Market volume
- 4 Market Segmentation
- 4.1. Geography segmentation
- 5 Market Outlook
- 5.1. Market value forecast
- 5.2. Market volume forecast
- 6 Five Forces Analysis
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Buyer power
- 6.3. Supplier power
- 6.4. New entrants
- 6.5. Threat of substitutes
- 6.6. Degree of rivalry
- 7 Competitive Landscape
- 7.1. Who are the leading players?
- 7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
- 7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
- 7.4. What are the recent developments?
- 8 Company Profiles
- 8.1. National Railroad Passenger Corp
- 8.2. SNCF Group
- 8.3. East Japan Railway Co
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Appendix
- 10.1. Methodology
- 10.2. Industry associations
- 10.3. Related MarketLine research
- 10.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Global passenger rail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
- Table 2: Global passenger rail sector volume: Million Passenger Kilometer (PKM), 2019-24
- Table 3: Global passenger rail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
- Table 4: Global passenger rail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
- Table 5: Global passenger rail sector volume forecast: Million Passenger Kilometer (PKM), 2024-29
- Table 6: National Railroad Passenger Corp: Key Facts
- Table 7: National Railroad Passenger Corp: Key Employees
- Table 8: SNCF Group: Key Facts
- Table 9: SNCF Group: Key Employees
- Table 10: SNCF Group: Key Employees Continued
- Table 11: East Japan Railway Co: Key Facts
- Table 12: East Japan Railway Co: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 13: East Japan Railway Co: Key Employees
- Table 14: East Japan Railway Co: Key Employees Continued
- Table 15: Global Exchange Rate, 2019-24
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global passenger rail sector value: $ million, 2019-24
- Figure 2: Global passenger rail sector volume: Million Passenger Kilometer (PKM), 2019-24
- Figure 3: Global passenger rail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
- Figure 4: Global passenger rail sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
- Figure 5: Global passenger rail sector volume forecast: Million Passenger Kilometer (PKM), 2024-29
- Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global passenger rail sector, 2024
- Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global passenger rail sector, 2024
- Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global passenger rail sector, 2024
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global passenger rail sector, 2024
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global passenger rail sector, 2024
- Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global passenger rail sector, 2024
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