Statistical data set

Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays (RAI02)

Data on rail passenger numbers, crowding and capacity, produced by Department for Transport.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 July 2013
• Last updated: 25 July 2023 — See all updates

Following the discovery of errors in the raw input data affecting the calling time at some count stations, the allocation of standing allowances to some train operators, and the number of Avanti services, some minor revisions were made to the 2022 figures in the latest Rail passenger numbers and crowding statistics.

The revisions made to the calling time at count stations will not affect the total passenger number estimates but will redistribute the load between different times of the day. This will cause a slight revision in a.m. and p.m. peak arrivals and departures for some cities and stations in tables RAI0201, RAI0202 and RAI0203.

Some revisions made to the standing allowances allocated to some train operating companies (TOCs), affecting the Passengers in Excess Capacity statistics. These revisions will see the proportion of services and passengers in excess of capacity slightly fall for some cities and stations, and some TOCs. These revisions will affect Tables RAI0209 through to RAI0215.

A revision of the methodology for estimating passenger numbers at Waterloo, to align it with the pre-COVID-19 estimation method, and a revision to the number of Avanti services will slightly increase the overall total passengers estimated, affecting Tables RAI0201, RAI0202 and RAI0203.

These revisions are minor at a national level, not changing the overall trend. However some larger differences might be seen at a regional level and in the departures and arrivals figures for Waterloo Station.

Passenger numbers by city and central London station

RAI0201: City centre peak and all day arrivals and departures by rail on a typical autumn weekday, by city (ODS, 58.2 KB)

RAI0202: City centre arrivals and departures by rail on a typical autumn weekday, by city and time band (ODS, 169 KB)

RAI0203: Central London arrivals and departures by rail in on a typical autumn weekday, by station and time band (ODS, 152 KB)

Crowding (PiXC) by city and for London and South East operators

RAI0209: Passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) on a typical autumn weekday by city (ODS, 23 KB)

RAI0210: Passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) on a typical autumn weekday on London and South East train operators' services: annual from 1990 (ODS, 8.64 KB)

RAI0211: Passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) on a typical autumn weekday by operator: London and South East train operators (ODS, 20.3 KB)

Capacity, train loading, passengers standing and crowding (PiXC) by city and central London station

RAI0212: Peak rail capacity, standard class critical loads and crowding on a typical autumn weekday by city (ODS, 108 KB)

RAI0213: Peak rail capacity, standard class critical loads and crowding on a typical autumn weekday in London by station, annual from 2011 (ODS, 123 KB)

Crowding (PiXC) for train operators, by city and central London station

RAI0214: Peak crowding on a typical autumn weekday by city and train operator (ODS, 74.5 KB)

RAI0215: Peak crowding on a typical autumn weekday in London by terminal and train operator (ODS, 47.8 KB)

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Published 24 July 2013
Last updated 25 July 2023 + show all updates

1. 25 July 2023

   Data tables updated for the 2022 annual report for rail passenger numbers and crowding statistics.

2. 22 September 2022

   Data tables updated for the rail passenger numbers and crowding 2021 report.

3. 21 October 2021

   Data tables updated for the rail passenger numbers and crowding 2020 report.

4. 24 September 2020

   Data tables updated for the rail passenger numbers and crowding 2019 report.

5. 24 July 2019

   Updated for 24th July 2019 publication.

6. 24 July 2018

   Tables updated for the rail passenger crowding 2017 release.

7. 27 July 2017

   Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2016.

8. 9 February 2017

   Table 0209 to 0215 has been revised.

9. 28 July 2016

   Tables updated to include data for the year 2015.

10. 9 September 2015

    Tables updated to the latest data for 2014.

11. 10 September 2014

    Tables updated to latest data for 2013.

12. 24 July 2013

    First published.