Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 4.2% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 2.6%.

August 22, 2025 / Surveys and Statistics

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According to the monthly railway transport statistics report for November 2025, released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on March 22, the total volume of freight was 3,478,429 tons (a 4.2% increase compared to the same month of the previous year), and the total freight ton-kilometers was 1,645,994,000 ton-kilometers (a 2.6% increase).

Container cargo volume was 1,762,592 tons (up 6.3%), cargo ton-kilometers were 1,309,899,000 ton-kilometers (up 2.2%), carload cargo volume was 1,247,224 tons (up 13%), and cargo ton-kilometers were 105,624,000 ton-kilometers (up 8.5%).

<Railway freight volume in September 2025>

Cargo quantity (tons) Year-on-year change (%) Cargo ton-kilometers (thousand ton-kilometers) Year-on-year change (%)
コ ン テ ナ 1,762,592 106.3 1,309,899 102.2
Car handling 1,247,224 101.3 105,624 108.5
Grand total 3,009,816 104.2 1,415,523 102.6

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