This statistic shows the number of kilometers traveled by passengers on national railways in Great Britain between 2000/01 and 2020/21, by ticket type. While the distance of journeys made with both season tickets and ordinary fares increased until the 2019/20 financial year, a considerably higher number of kilometers were traveled with ordinary fares than with season tickets. In the 2020/21 financial year, numbers dropped as a result of the national lockdowns linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Around 9.9 billion kilometers were traveled with ordinary fares, compared to 2.5 billion with season tickets.
Passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain from FY 2000/01 to FY 2020/21, by ticket type* (in billions)
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Statistics on Passenger rail travel in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Total distance travelled by passenger rail in the UK 1960-2020
- Basic Statistic Leading train stations for interchanges in Great Britain (UK) 2020/21
- Basic Statistic Number of peak hour train services in selected cities in England and Wales 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Time needed for commute in Great Britain, by transportation 2020
- Premium Statistic Rail and tube fares: Weekly household expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
- Basic Statistic Average age of all trains United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2021
Passenger volume
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- Basic Statistic Historical national rail passenger journeys in the United Kingdom (UK) 1984-2021
- Premium Statistic Passenger rail journeys to & from regions in United Kingdom 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Entries and exits in train stations in Great Britain 2020/21
- Premium Statistic Leading light rail and tram system in the UK 2019-2021, by passenger journeys
- Premium Statistic Number of passenger journeys on the London Underground (UK) 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Passenger journeys on the Manchester Metrolink in the United Kingdom 1992–2021
- Basic Statistic Number of passengers traveling on Eurostar and Le Shuttle in the UK 1994-2020
Fares
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- Basic Statistic National rail income from fares in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic National rail passenger fare income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Transport for London passenger income 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic London Underground: Oyster and contactless ticket prices by zone and peak 2022
Performance indicators
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- Basic Statistic Rail network overall passenger satisfaction in Great Britain 2002-2020
- Premium Statistic Public opinion on the value of train fares in the United Kingdom 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of cancelled trains in the United Kingdom (UK) Q2 2021/22
- Basic Statistic Share of trains arriving on time in the United Kingdom UK) 2006-2021
- Premium Statistic Rail network complaints rate in Great Britain 2002-2020
- Premium Statistic Customer satisfaction evaluation London Underground 2004–2020
Crime & safety
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- Premium Statistic Accidents on European rail networks by country 2020
- Premium Statistic Potentially high risk passenger train accidents in Great Britain by train 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Total number of fatalities on railways in Great Britain (UK) 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Reported crimes on the London Tramlink 2016/17-2020/21, by type
- Basic Statistic Reported crimes on the London Underground 2016/17-2020/21, by type
- Basic Statistic Reported crimes on the London Overground 2016/17-2020/21, by type
Further related statistics
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- Number of trains servicing during peak hours in London by operator 2019
- Number of passenger vehicles traveling on Le Shuttle UK 1994-2019
- Share of passenger trains with maximum delay of five minutes in Sweden 2019-2020
- Share of long distance passenger trains on time in Sweden 2018-2019
- Commuter ticket sales of Philippine National Railways Philippines 2019-2021
- Customer satisfaction with customer service of Trenord in Italy 2016-2017, by aspect
- Share of people in Poland in 2016, by smartcard system used in local public transport
- Number of railway accidents Indonesia 2015-2021
- Number of railway passengers Indonesia 2013-2021
- Frequency of booking rail tickets online in the UK 2017, by household income
- Number of commuter railway passengers Indonesia 2013-2021
- Frequency of passenger transport usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Passenger kilometers travelled by intercity rail in France 2010-2018
- Frequency of booking rail tickets online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Colombia: operating revenue of TransMilenio in Bogota 2017-2019
- Frequency of public transport use in the future in France 2018
- Trenord customer satisfaction in Italy 2017, by gender
- Frequency of monthly public transport and taxi trip purchases in Finland 2018
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Office of Rail and Road (UK). (June 3, 2021). Passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain from FY 2000/01 to FY 2020/21, by ticket type* (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305654/passenger-kilometres-on-national-railways-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain from FY 2000/01 to FY 2020/21, by ticket type* (in billions)." Chart. June 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305654/passenger-kilometres-on-national-railways-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). (2021). Passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain from FY 2000/01 to FY 2020/21, by ticket type* (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305654/passenger-kilometres-on-national-railways-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK). "Passenger Kilometers on National Railways in Great Britain from Fy 2000/01 to Fy 2020/21, by Ticket Type* (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305654/passenger-kilometres-on-national-railways-in-great-britain-uk/
Office of Rail and Road (UK), Passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain from FY 2000/01 to FY 2020/21, by ticket type* (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305654/passenger-kilometres-on-national-railways-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Passenger kilometers on national railways in Great Britain from FY 2000/01 to FY 2020/21, by ticket type* (in billions) [Graph], Office of Rail and Road (UK), June 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305654/passenger-kilometres-on-national-railways-in-great-britain-uk/