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Train operators restore pre-pandemic passenger numbers but not subsidy levels

Rhodri Clark
19 December 2024
Passenger kilometres on London Overground last year equalled those of 2018/19 but were significantly reduced at other London-focused operators
Passenger kilometres on London Overground last year equalled those of 2018/19 but were significantly reduced at other London-focused operators
 

Many of Great Britain’s Train Operating Companies (TOCs) have restored their pre-pandemic passenger numbers but require substantially more subsidy than they did before 2020, statistics from the Office of Rail and Road reveal.

The statistics relate primarily to what the ORR will continue to call the franchised operators “until a new term is adopted across the industry”. Total passenger journeys increased in 2023/24 by 16.4% to 1.6 billion, including continuing growth on the...

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