Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of commuting on the UK rail network so far in 2021 with (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.
No comparative assessment of commuting levels in 2021 has yet been made by the Department.
Statistical estimates on commuting journeys by rail is available for 2020 and earlier time periods. Table 1 below presents the proportion of rail trips that were for the purpose of commuting by year
Year | Commuters as a percentage of rail users |
2017 | 47% |
2018 | 47% |
2019 | 47% |
2020 | 37% |
Please note: due to changes in the methodology of data collection, changes in travel behaviour, and a reduction of data collected during 2020, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, care should be taken when interpreting this data and comparing to other years, due to the small sample sizes.