Regional rail usage
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 2022 to March 2023
Date published: 22 Feb 2024
Date next published: TBC
Key results
- The 863 million journeys made within regions in the latest year were equivalent to 84% of the 1,022 million journeys made three years prior, before the pandemic. The 366 million journeys made between regions in the latest year were equivalent to 76% of the 482 million journeys made three years prior.
- Following the release of the ODM (the source data) on the Rail Data Marketplace, data are now presented at lower level disaggregation to show flows between local authorities, in addition to regions and countries.
- London had the highest number of journeys across the regions (50% of regional journeys), followed by the South East (14% of regional journeys). The busiest flow was between the City of London and Essex local authorities, with 22.8 million journeys. The busiest station flow between these local authorities was London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport.
Previous statistical releases
Data tables
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Annual
- Table 1510 - Regional passenger journeys between England, Scotland and Wales
- Table 1520 - Regional passenger journeys between and within Regions
- Table 1540 - Regional passenger journeys - East Midlands
- Table 1545 - Regional passenger journeys - East of England
- Table 1550 - Regional passenger journeys - London
- Table 1555 - Regional passenger journeys - North East
- Table 1560 - Regional passenger journeys - North West
- Table 1565 - Regional passenger journeys - Scotland
- Table 1570 - Regional passenger journeys - South East
- Table 1575 - Regional passenger journeys - South West
- Table 1580 - Regional passenger journeys - Wales
- Table 1585 - Regional passenger journeys - West Midlands
- Table 1590 - Regional passenger journeys - Yorkshire and the Humber
- Table 1595 - Passenger journeys between local authorities