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Leisure travel now dominates rail use, survey finds

17 April 2025
 

New research for the Department for Transport shows that leisure is now the most common reason for travelling by train.

Post-pandemic trends show commuting by train is reduced and now focused on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Business travel is also down.

The report found 54% of respondents saying they were travelling for leisure, 30% commuting for work or education, and 15% travelling for business. 61% said they travelled by rail for leisure at least once a month and 41% used the railway...

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