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THSR Ridership Trend, 2019-2025

Annual ridership reached 82.07m in 2025, 21.7% above the 2019 pre-COVID level.

What the Data Shows

THSR ridership is a compact gauge of Taiwan’s north-south mobility recovery. The series shows a sharp pandemic trough in 2021 followed by a climb to 82.07 million passengers in 2025. That latest level was about 22% above 2019, indicating that the system did more than regain its pre-pandemic volume.

Data table

2019 67.41m
2020 57.24m
2021 43.46m
2022 54.16m
2023 73.09m
2024 78.25m
2025 82.07m

Data notes & caveats

Ridership means transported passengers, not passenger-kilometers. 2025 is based on the THSRC operational-information monthly table available at access date.

Methodology

Annual totals are summed from THSRC monthly ridership where needed and cross-checked against THSRC annual-report totals. Values are displayed in millions of passengers and rounded to two decimals.