Shinkansen: cumulative high-speed rail passengers (in millions of passengers) (1964-2014)

Reference 1: Shinkansen (see notes), Asia (other), Europe, World and Shinkansen share (%).

Reference 2: 1964, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen