Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 6.4% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 7.4%.

August 05, 2026 / 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 5, the total volume of freight was 3,478,429 tons (a 6.4% increase compared to the same month of the previous year), and the total freight ton-kilometers was 1,645,994,000 ton-kilometers (a 7.4% increase).

Container cargo volume was 1,853,273 tons (up 15.7%), cargo ton-kilometers were 1,430,652,000 ton-kilometers (up 7.6%), carload cargo volume was 1,282,478 tons (down 4.7%), and cargo ton-kilometers were 104,850,000 ton-kilometers (up 4.0%).

<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 1,853,273 115.7 1,430,652 107.6
Car handling 1,282,478 95.3 104,850 104.0
Grand total 3,135,751 106.4 1,535,502 107.4

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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Railway freight volume increased by 2.9% in July, and freight ton-kilometers increased by 3.5%.

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