Number of passenger journeys on national rail in Great Britain 1985-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 10, 2024

The number of passengers traveling by national rail in Great Britain increased significantly from the mid 1990s until the beginning of 2020. The numbers of rail journeys in the UK during this period peaked at 1.75 billion from April 2018 to March 2019. After plummeting during the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger numbers rose to 1.6 billion in 2024.

Number of passenger journeys by national rail in Great Britain from 1985 to 2024 (in millions)

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December 2021

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United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Special properties

Data refers to the financial year, which runs from April 1 to March 31 of each year.

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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