The number of passengers utilizing the National Rail in the United Kingdom increased significantly from 2000 until the beginning of 2020. The numbers of rail journeys in the UK during this period peaked at 1.74 billion from April 2018 to March 2019. In the fiscal year 2020/21, passenger volume shrank to 387 million passenger journeys during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number of passenger journeys with the National Rail in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021 (in millions)
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GOV.UK. (December 16, 2021). Number of passenger journeys with the National Rail in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289650/passenger-journeys-on-the-national-rail-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of passenger journeys with the National Rail in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289650/passenger-journeys-on-the-national-rail-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of passenger journeys with the National Rail in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289650/passenger-journeys-on-the-national-rail-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Passenger Journeys with The National Rail in The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289650/passenger-journeys-on-the-national-rail-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of passenger journeys with the National Rail in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289650/passenger-journeys-on-the-national-rail-uk/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Number of passenger journeys with the National Rail in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289650/passenger-journeys-on-the-national-rail-uk/