Statistical data set

Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays data tables RAI02

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

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 July 2013
• Last updated: 28 July 2026
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  1. 28 July 2026

     Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2025 data tables published.

  2. 17 July 2025

     Data tables updated for the latest rail passenger and crowding statistics release.

  3. 19 September 2024

     Data tables updated for the latest rail passenger and crowding statistics release.

  4. 25 July 2023

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

  5. 22 September 2022

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

  6. 21 October 2021

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

  7. 24 September 2020

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

  8. 24 July 2019

     Updated for 24th July 2019 publication.

  9. 24 July 2018

     Tables updated for the rail passenger crowding 2017 release.

  10. 27 July 2017

      Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2016.

  11. 9 February 2017

      Table 0209 to 0215 has been revised.

  12. 28 July 2016

      Tables updated to include data for the year 2015.

  13. 9 September 2015

      Tables updated to the latest data for 2014.

  14. 10 September 2014

      Tables updated to latest data for 2013.

  15. 24 July 2013

      First published.

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, 71.5 KB)

RAI0202: City centre arrivals and departures by rail on a typical autumn weekday, by city and time band, annual from 2011 (ODS, 219 KB)

RAI0203: Central London arrivals and departures by rail in on a typical autumn weekday, by station and time band (ODS, 191 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, annual from 2011 (ODS, 28.1 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, 9.14 KB)

RAI0211: Passengers in excess of capacity (PiXC) on a typical autumn weekday by operator, annual from 2000 (ODS, 22.9 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, annual from 2010 (ODS, 140 KB)

RAI0213: Peak rail capacity, standard class critical loads and crowding on a typical autumn weekday in London by station, annual from 2011 (ODS, 156 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, 96.6 KB)

RAI0215: Peak crowding on a typical autumn weekday in London by station and train operator, annual from 2011 (ODS, 60 KB)

RAI0216: Utilisation rate on a typical autumn weekday during peak times (ODS, 8.95 KB)

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