National Statistics

Light rail and tram statistics: England, year ending March 2012

National Statistics
From:
Department for Transport
Part of:
Light rail and tram statistics, Local transport, Rail network, Passenger journeys, vehicle miles and occupancy (LRT01), Light rail and tram fleet and infrastructure (LRT02), Revenue from light rail and trams (LRT03), and London and Glasgow underground and Edinburgh trams (LRT99)
Published:
19 July 2012
Applies to:
England

Light rail and tram systems statistics in England, including passenger journeys, vehicle miles and infrastructure.

Documents

Light rail and tram statistics: 2011 to 2012 report

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Light rail and tram statistics: 2011 to 2012 data tables (XLS)

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Light rail and tram statistics: 2011 to 2012 data tables (CSV)

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Details

This statistical release presents information on light rail and tram systems in England during 2011/12. It covers urban systems that are predominantly surface-running.

Update 16 August 2012: the figures in table LRT0103, LRT0104, LRT0107 and LRT0108 were updated following corrections to the passenger kilometres figure supplied for Manchester Metrolink.

In the year to March 2012:

  • there were 204 million passenger journeys on light rail and tram systems in England, the highest annual figure recorded and continuing the upward trend of recent years
  • the overall increase in journeys has been driven by strong growth in London (Docklands Light Railway and Croydon Tramlink) of nearly 60% since 2004/05, with growth of 8% between 2010/11 and 2011/12
  • patronage outside London has been broadly stable since 2004/05 - between 2010/11 and 2011/12, there was overall reduction in journeys of 1%, with growth on the expanding Manchester Metrolink offset by falls in other areas
  • there were 14.5 million vehicle miles run on light rail and tram systems in England, an increase of 4% from the previous year, with growth of 8% overall since 2004/05

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Published: 19 July 2012

From: Department for Transport

Part of: Light rail and tram statistics Local transport Rail network Passenger journeys, vehicle miles and occupancy (LRT01) Light rail and tram fleet and infrastructure (LRT02) Revenue from light rail and trams (LRT03) London and Glasgow underground and Edinburgh trams (LRT99)