World's Busiest Railway Stations by Annual Passengers 2024

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World's Busiest Railway Stations by Annual Passengers 2024

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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).

About This Dataset

World's Busiest Railway Stations by Annual Passengers 2024

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+).

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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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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Annual Passengers (Millions)

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2024

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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 use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
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

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Station Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikebukuro_Station Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Station Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya_Station Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Station Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Station Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_South_railway_station Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal Visit ↗

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ANYSTAT. (2026). World's Busiest Railway Stations by Annual Passengers 2024 [Data set]. Data: Wikipedia. https://anystat.ai/stats/447/worlds-busiest-railway-stations-2024

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