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Regional rail usage

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Annual statistics providing passenger journeys data for each Region of Great Britain, including journeys between Regions, within Regions and between England, Scotland and Wales. These estimates are collated by Steer on behalf of ORR.

For details on how these statistics are compiled, please see our Regional rail usage quality and methodology report and for information on any revisions, please see our Revisions log.

Data and reports that include previous statistical releases on Regional rail usage can be found on the National Archives.

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

If you have any questions or feedback on these statistics, please contact rail.stats@orr.gov.uk   

The origin destination matrix (ODM) that underpins our Regional rail usage data is now freely available on the Rail Data Marketplace.        

                                                                                  

 

Latest statistical release

Regional rail usage, April 2024 to March 2025
Regional rail usage, April 2024 to March 2025

Date published: 04 Dec 2025
Date next published: TBC

Key results

  • The 1,084 million journeys made within regions in the latest year (April 2024 to March 2025) was a 7% increase on the previous year. The 448 million journeys made between regions in the latest year was an 8% increase on the previous year.
  • A total of 11.3 million passenger rail journeys were made between England and Scotland in the latest year. There were 10.5 million journeys made between England and Wales and 61,300 journeys made between Scotland and Wales in the latest year.
  • The number of journeys increased in all regions compared with the previous year. London had the most passenger rail journeys to, from or within the region, with 1,009 million.

Previous statistical releases

Data tables