Japan Passenger Transport
by Mode from 1950

Billions of Passenger Kilometers Auto Bus Railway Airline Total
1950 0.7 8.3 105.5 0.0 114.5
1955 4.2 23.3 136.1 0.2 163.8
1960 11.5 44.0 184.3 0.7 240.5
1965 40.6 80.1 255.4 2.9 379.0
1970 181.3 102.9 288.8 9.3 582.3
1975 250.8 110.1 323.8 19.1 703.8
1980 321.3 110.4 314.5 29.7 775.9
1985 384.4 104.9 330.1 33.1 852.5
1990 576.0 110.0 388.0 52.0 1126.0
1995 665.0 97.0 400.0 65.0 1227.0
2000 741.0 87.0 385.0 80.0 1293.0
2001 753.0 86.0 385.0 81.0 1305.0
           
Market Share        
1950 0.6% 7.2% 92.1% 0.0% 100.0%
1955 2.6% 14.2% 83.1% 0.1% 100.0%
1960 4.8% 18.3% 76.6% 0.3% 100.0%
1965 10.7% 21.1% 67.4% 0.8% 100.0%
1970 31.1% 17.7% 49.6% 1.6% 100.0%
1975 35.6% 15.6% 46.0% 2.7% 100.0%
1980 41.4% 14.2% 40.5% 3.8% 100.0%
1985 45.1% 12.3% 38.7% 3.9% 100.0%
1990 51.2% 9.8% 34.5% 4.6% 100.0%
1995 54.2% 7.9% 32.6% 5.3% 100.0%
2000 57.3% 6.7% 29.8% 6.2% 100.0%
2001 57.7% 6.6% 29.5% 6.2% 100.0%
           
Change from 1970        
1975 14.5% -11.5% -7.2% 69.9%  
1980 33.0% -19.5% -18.3% 139.7%  
1985 44.8% -30.4% -21.9% 143.1%  
1990 64.3% -44.7% -30.5% 189.2%  
1995 74.1% -55.3% -34.3% 231.7%  
2000 84.1% -61.9% -40.0% 287.4%  
2001 85.3% -62.7% -40.5% 288.6%  
           
Source: Japan Ministry of Transport      

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