France still reigns supreme in Europe by yardsticks other than track length. In 2008, the latest year for which the European Commission offers data, French travelers racked up 52.6 billion passenger kilometers in high-speed rail travel. Second-place Germany had a mere 23.3 billion pkm, followed at a distance by Italy (8.9 billion pkm) and then Spain (5.5 billion pkm).
Noong 2008, ang pinakabagong taon para sa kung saan ang European Commission ay nag-aalok ng data, Pranses traveller racked up 52600000000 pasahero kilometro sa high-speed rail travel. Pangalawa-lugar Alemanya ay nagkaroon ng isang galos lamang 23300000000 pkm, sinundan sa layo sa pamamagitan ng Italya (8900000000 pkm) at pagkatapos ay Espanya (5500000000 pkm).