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Publication of the latest set of ridership statistics by APTA reveals a divergence between those networks that are making good progress towards a return to pre-Covid levels of traffic and those where the struggle to recover is more protracted.
This decade has seen the rate of growth of Turkey’s high speed network ramp up. Passenger numbers have more than doubled in 10 years, despite the impact of the pandemic, as the network radiating from Ankara has developed.
Infographic showing Toronto subway route-km by operational lines each year (excluding street-running trams), plus traffic (million passengers per year) for 2012-24.
Chinese metro growth - route-km opened over late-2025/early-2026, and lines under construction or planned.