ORR publishes regional rail usage numbers for the South East

Transport

The Office of Rail and Road has today published regional rail usage statistics for 2020-21.

 

Analysis of data from the rail regulator found:

  • The total number of journeys for the South East region was 62.2 million in 2020-21, which equates to 20.3% of the 306 million journeys made in 2019-20.
  • The 26.7 million journeys within the South East equate to 31.6% of the 84.4 million journeys made in 2019-20.
  • The South East recorded 35.5 million journeys to or from other regions, the equivalent of 16.0% of the 222 million journeys made in 2019-20.
  • London accounted for 89.7% of these journeys. The 31.8 million journeys to or from London in 2020-21 equate to 15.7% of the 203 million journeys recorded in 2019-20.

The full report can be found on ORR’s Data Portal.