Evidence G- Passenger Kilometers traveled in Great Britain 1987 to 2009


  • Graph indicates that in 1994 was a dip in the distance traveled dropping to 28 km when prior to that the average was 33 km 
  • A steep rise has occurred since then, reaching a peak in 2007 at 51 km 
  • However in 2008 a slight dip has occurred, possibly due to the rise in train fares etc.
Rail Trends in Britain


In 2010/11 rail passengers made 1.4  billion franchised journeys, travelling 34 billion.

After remaining at around the same level  for several decades, rail use in Great Britain has seen large increases in the  late 1990s and 2000s. Franchised  passenger miles in 2010/11 were over  40 per cent higher than in 2000/01 and  over 60 per cent higher than in 1990/91.

1.8 million journeys were made with non-franchised operators in 2010/11, 0.1  per cent of the national total


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