Statistical data set

Light rail and tram statistics (LRT)

Data on light rail and tram systems in England, including statistics on Glasgow Underground and Edinburgh Tram systems, produced by Department for Transport.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 28 June 2018
• Last updated: 5 September 2023 — See all updates

The LRT99 series (London Underground, Glasgow Underground and Edinburgh Trams) have been incorporated into the LRT01, LRT02 and LRT03 series.

Passenger journeys, vehicle miles, vehicle kilometres and occupancy (LRT01)

LRT0101: Passenger journeys on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 11.6 KB)

LRT0102: Concessionary passenger journeys on light rail and trams by system: England (ODS, 8.18 KB)

LRT0103: Passenger kilometres on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 12.3 KB)

LRT0104: Passenger miles on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 12 KB)

LRT0105: Vehicle kilometres on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 11.5 KB)

LRT0106: Vehicle miles on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 10.8 KB)

LRT0107: Average length of journey on light rail and trams by system: England (ODS, 8.5 KB)

LRT0108: Average light rail and tram vehicle occupancy by system: England (ODS, 7.4 KB)

LRT0109: Passenger journeys per head on light rail and trams by system: England (ODS, 8.4 KB)

Light rail and tram fleet and infrastructure (LRT02)

LRT0201: Number of stations or stops on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 8.99 KB)

LRT0202: Passenger carriages or tram cars on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 9.29 KB)

LRT0203: Route kilometres open for passenger traffic on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 8.69 KB)

LRT0204: Route miles open for passenger traffic on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system in England: Great Britain (ODS, 8.81 KB)

Revenue from light rail and trams (LRT03)

LRT0301: Passenger revenue on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain (ODS, 17.2 KB)

LRT0302: Concessionary revenue on light rail and trams by system: England (ODS, 11.2 KB)

Other government data sources (LRT04)

LRT0401: Users of light rail and tram systems (ODS, 30.3 KB)

LRT0501: Numbers of full time equivalent (FTE) staff employed by light rail, tram and underground systems by worker type: Great Britain (ODS, 8.53 KB)

Contact us

Bus statistics

Email bus.statistics@dft.gov.uk

Public enquiries 020 7082 6602

Media enquiries 0300 7777 878

Published 28 June 2018
Last updated 5 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 5 September 2023

   Data tables updated for the year ending March 2023 report.

2. 24 August 2022

   Data tables (LRT0101 to LRT0302) updated for the year ending March 2022 light rail and tram statistics report.

3. 23 June 2021

   Tables updated for the year ending March 2021 light rail and tram statistics report.

4. 25 June 2020

   Data tables updated the financial year ending March 2020 report.

5. 17 December 2019

   Data table "Glasgow Underground statistics" updated.

6. 19 June 2019

   Data tables updated for the financial year ending March 2019 report.

7. 28 June 2018

   First published.