Passenger Journeys up 4.4%

[Christopher125]

The growth in passenger traffic intensifies: ORR Passenger Usage Report

 

"In 2014-15 Q2, franchised passenger journeys reached 407.7 million, a 4.4% increase on the same quarter in 2013-14."

 

Not only have passenger journeys increased but as Roger Ford pointed out "after a couple of years flatlining passenger km are rising again in all three sectors":

 

"In 2014-15 Q2 there were 15.8 billion franchised passenger kilometres, an increase of 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year."

 

London & South East passenger kilometres increased by 2.8%, Long Distance was up 5.5% and Regional up 6.1% over the same period the year before.

 

Chris

[woodenhead]

Growth is good as long as it comes in off peak periods, another 4% in the peak and commuters have to breath in a little more.

[Christopher125]

The data for Q3 (October-December) 2014/15 is now available:

 

 

Passenger journeys up 6.7% on Q3 2013/14

 

Passenger km up 6.5%

 

Revenue up 9.0%

 

 

 

L&SE Passenger Journeys up 8.0% / Passenger km up 6.8% / Revenue up 9.6%

 

Regional Passenger Journeys up 3.1% / Passenger km up 5.0% / Revenue up 8.3%

 

Long Distance Passenger Journeys up 5.1% / Passenger km up 6.9% / Revenue up 8.5%

 

Non-franchised Passenger km up 17.0%

[Christopher125]

Data for Q4 (2014/15) now available: http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/18095/passenger-rail-usage-2014-15-q4.pdf

 

Passenger journeys up 4.2% on Q4 2013/14

 

Passenger km up 4.5%

 

Revenue up 7.3%

 

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L&SE Passenger Journeys up 4.3% / Passenger km up 3.4% / Revenue up 7.3%

 

Regional Passenger Journeys up 4.0% / Passenger km up 5.3% / Revenue up 7.8%

 

Long Distance Passenger Journeys up 4.0% / Passenger km up 5.5% / Revenue up 7.0%

 

Non-franchised Passenger km up 12.9%

[david.hill64]

This has to be good news. When I was working for BR it was all about 'managing decline gracefully'. Now it's about getting an overloaded infrastructure to cope. I'd much prefer the second problem.