Transport · 2024

Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day: ranking of municipalities

Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day: Zürich comes top with 730,100 and Courchavon comes last with 49. The median across 703 municipalities is 1,130.

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1Zürich730,1002Bern209,0503Winterthur114,790
#MunicipalityCantonBoarding and alighting rail passengers per day
1ZürichZurich730,100
2BernBern209,050
3WinterthurZurich114,790
4LucerneLucerne107,830
5BaselBasel-Stadt102,830
6LausanneVaud102,800
7GenevaGeneva97,400
8OltenSolothurn79,340
9KlotenZurich57,600
10St. GallenSt. Gallen50,230
11Biel/BienneBern48,670
12ZugZug44,690
13BadenAargau40,600
14AarauAargau39,000
15ThunBern32,400
16Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen31,880
17NeuchâtelNeuchâtel31,600
18FribourgFribourg31,170
19LuganoTicino30,600
20UsterZurich29,800
21ChurGrisons29,709
22LenzburgAargau27,400
23Wetzikon (ZH)Zurich26,900
24VeveyVaud26,170
25VispValais25,570
26Renens (VD)Vaud25,100
27DietikonZurich24,800
28SchaffhausenSchaffhausen24,400
29MontreuxVaud24,357
30BellinzonaTicino24,100
31BruggAargau22,960
32MorgesVaud22,690
33InterlakenBern22,400
34Brig-GlisValais20,900
35Yverdon-les-BainsVaud19,500
36LandquartGrisons19,490
37WädenswilZurich19,300
37Illnau-EffretikonZurich19,300
39FreienbachSchwyz19,040
40ArthSchwyz18,800
40NyonVaud18,800
42BurgdorfBern18,710
43Wil (SG)St. Gallen18,380
44ThalwilZurich18,200
45SpiezBern17,810
46SolothurnSolothurn17,660
47Le Grand-SaconnexGeneva16,300
48BülachZurich16,200
49WeinfeldenThurgau16,100
50LiestalBasel-Landschaft16,000
51RischZug15,600
52SchlierenZurich15,500
53LancyGeneva14,700
54SionValais13,800
55SurseeLucerne13,500
56WallisellenZurich13,100
57SargansSt. Gallen12,300
57MendrisioTicino12,300
59SchänisSt. Gallen12,180
60MeilenZurich12,100
61EmmenLucerne12,070
62RomanshornThurgau12,000
63LyssBern11,890
64Rüti (ZH)Zurich11,700
65MartignyValais11,590
66HorgenZurich11,200
66AigleVaud11,200
68BaarZug11,100
69La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel11,060
70KreuzlingenThurgau10,630
71MuraltoTicino10,600
72FrauenfeldThurgau10,500
73LangenthalBern10,470
74KönizBern10,390
75RorschachSt. Gallen10,000
75ZofingenAargau10,000
77SchwerzenbachZurich9,900
78PrattelnBasel-Landschaft9,710
79RheinfeldenAargau9,600
80OpfikonZurich9,000
80WattwilSt. Gallen9,000
82ChiassoTicino8,800
83VersoixGeneva8,300
84OronVaud8,129
85DietlikonZurich8,100
85DübendorfZurich8,100
87Gossau (SG)St. Gallen8,070
88DelémontJura8,000
89MünchenbuchseeBern7,900
89SissachBasel-Landschaft7,900
91CoppetVaud7,700
92ChamZug7,600
93Saint-MauriceValais7,400
94KonolfingenBern7,340
95StäfaZurich7,300
95SierreValais7,300
97RichterswilZurich7,260
98Affoltern am AlbisZurich7,200
99OberglattZurich7,100
100Küsnacht (ZH)Zurich7,000

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonBoarding and alighting rail passengers per day
684Ependes (VD)Vaud100
690CormoretBern80
690SchübelbachSchwyz80
690FräschelsFribourg80
693SorvilierBern70
693EggerbergValais70
695UrsyFribourg60
695MellikonAargau60
697GrandvalBern50
697BretonnièresVaud50
699FiderisGrisons49
699ConciseVaud49
699HenniezVaud49
699BureJura49
699CourchavonJura49

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day”?

Zürich ranks first for “Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day”, with 730,100.

What is the median for “Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day”?

The median across the 703 ranked municipalities is 1,130.