{"id":"ab-yolcu-tasimaciligi-tren-otobus-payi-2024","canonicalSlug":"trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","language":"en","title":"Trains overtake buses in EU passenger transport share","summary":"The 2024 figures measure passenger-kilometres rather than passenger counts.","body":["Cars accounted for 69.2% of EU passenger-kilometres in 2024 and aircraft for 15.8%, Eurostat reported. Trains reached 7.5%, overtaking buses, coaches and trolleybuses at 7.3%.","The train share rose 0.3 percentage points from the previous year. The indicator combines passengers and distance travelled; the shares do not represent unique passenger counts or transport company revenues."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Trains overtake buses in EU passenger transport share\n\nThe 2024 figures measure passenger-kilometres rather than passenger counts.\n\nCars accounted for 69.2% of EU passenger-kilometres in 2024 and aircraft for 15.8%, Eurostat reported. Trains reached 7.5%, overtaking buses, coaches and trolleybuses at 7.3%.\n\nThe train share rose 0.3 percentage points from the previous year. The indicator combines passengers and distance travelled; the shares do not represent unique passenger counts or transport company revenues.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-18","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T13:47:35+03:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-02T13:47:35+03:00","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":null,"translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20260918-1","checkedAt":"2026-10-02"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/trains-overtake-buses-in-eu-passenger-transport-share"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}