World's Busiest Railway Stations by Annual Passengers 2024

About This Dataset

Railway stations ranked by total annual passenger boardings in 2024. Japanese railway stations dominate the global rankings almost entirely — Shinjuku Station in Tokyo handles approximately 3.5 million passengers daily, making it the busiest railway station on Earth by a substantial margin, a figure that reflects Japan's extraordinary concentration of population in the Greater Tokyo Area and the integration of subway, commuter rail, shinkansen, and private railway lines under a single complex.

Analysis

Shinjuku Station (Japan) heads the table on 1,278, ahead of Ikebukuro Station (Japan) (820) and Umeda / Osaka Station (Japan) (803) in Annual Passengers (Millions) in 2024. The total is spread widely: even Shinjuku Station (Japan) accounts for only 22.7% of the 8 combined. The field is close behind: 5 of the 8 sit at half the leader's figure or above (639+).

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Shinjuku Station (Japan) leads in Annual Passengers (Millions) with 1,278 in 2024.

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Average Annual Passengers (Millions) in 2024: 705 · median: 740.

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Gap in 2024: Shinjuku Station (Japan) is 7.5× larger than Grand Central Terminal (USA).

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

1,278

Shinjuku Station (Japan)

Annual Passengers (Millions) · 2024

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Metrics

Annual Passengers (Millions)

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Period

2024

Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Annual Passengers (Millions)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Annual Passengers (Millions) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Shinjuku Station (Japan)	1,278
🥈	Ikebukuro Station (Japan)	820
🥉	Umeda / Osaka Station (Japan)	803
4	Shibuya Station (Japan)	779
5	Yokohama Station (Japan)	700
6	Nagoya Station (Japan)	567
7	Beijing South Station (China)	520
8	Grand Central Terminal (USA)	170