Our analysis of the latest National Rail Trends statistics from ORR for the quarter and year ended 30 June 2025.
| Quarter | 2025 | 2024 | % change | 2019 | % change |
| Passenger Journeys (Million) | |||||
| InterCity | 38.5 | 35.3 | 9.1% | 36.2 | 6.4% |
| London & SE | 252.3 | 237.0 | 6.5% | 287.8 | (12.4%) |
| Regional | 94.3 | 86.5 | 9.0% | 97.9 | (3.7%) |
| Non-franchised | 2.4 | 2.3 | 5.8% | 2.3 | 6.8% |
| Sub-total | 387.5 | 361.1 | 7.3% | 422.0 | (8.2%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 63.4 | 59.0 | 7.4% | 13.2 | 378.8% |
| National Total | 451.0 | 420.1 | 7.3% | 435.2 | 3.6% |
| Passenger Kilometres (Billion) | |||||
| InterCity | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.1% | 5.9 | (2.0%) |
| London & SE | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.5% | 7.7 | (10.1%) |
| Regional | 3.5 | 3.1 | 10.2% | 3.4 | 2.0% |
| Non-franchised | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.5% | 0.2 | 99.7% |
| Sub-total | 16.5 | 15.9 | 4.1% | 17.2 | (3.6%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.2 | 231.8% |
| National Total | 17.1 | 16.4 | 3.9% | 17.3 | (1.4%) |
| Passenger Revenue (£ million) | |||||
| InterCity | 1,003.4 | 929.8 | 7.9% | 924.8 | 8.5% |
| London & SE | 1,532.5 | 1,387.4 | 10.5% | 1,312.4 | 16.8% |
| Regional | 500.3 | 444.0 | 12.7% | 416.5 | 20.1% |
| Non-franchised | 64.1 | 63.2 | 1.4% | 52.4 | 22.4% |
| National | 3,100.4 | 2,824.4 | 9.8% | 2,706.1 | 14.6% |
| Passenger Revenue (real) | |||||
| InterCity | 1,003.4 | 962.5 | 4.3% | 1,188.2 | (15.6%) |
| London & SE | 1,532.5 | 1,436.1 | 6.7% | 1,686.1 | (9.1%) |
| Regional | 500.3 | 459.6 | 8.9% | 535.1 | (6.5%) |
| Non-franchised | 64.1 | 65.5 | (2.0%) | 67.3 | (4.7%) |
| National | 3,100.4 | 2,923.6 | 6.0% | 3,476.7 | (10.8%) |
Rolling Year |
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| 2025 | 2024 | % change | 2019 | % change since 2019 | |
| Passenger Journeys (Million) | |||||
| InterCity | 150.1 | 137.6 | 9.1% | 144.1 | 4.2% |
| London & SE | 983.8 | 926.5 | 6.2% | 1,164.0 | (15.5%) |
| Regional | 369.3 | 338.9 | 9.0% | 393.3 | (6.1%) |
| Non-franchised | 9.1 | 8.9 | 2.4% | 8.7 | 4.2% |
| Sub-total | 1,512.3 | 1,411.9 | 7.1% | 1,710.1 | (11.6%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 247.3 | 228.2 | 8.3% | 53.1 | 365.7% |
| National | 1,759.5 | 1,640.1 | 7.3% | 1,763.2 | (0.2%) |
| Passenger Kilometres (Billion) | |||||
| InterCity | 22.1 | 20.7 | 6.7% | 22.8 | (2.9%) |
| London & SE | 26.9 | 24.9 | 8.2% | 30.7 | (12.2%) |
| Regional | 13.4 | 12.4 | 8.6% | 13.4 | 0.3% |
| Non-franchised | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5% | 0.8 | 89.5% |
| Sub-total | 62.5 | 58.0 | 7.8% | 66.8 | (6.5%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.5% | 0.7 | 159.7% |
| National | 64.2 | 59.6 | 7.7% | 67.5 | (4.9%) |
| Passenger Revenue (£ million) | |||||
| InterCity | 3,771.0 | 3,441.1 | 9.6% | 3,569.0 | 5.7% |
| London & SE | 5,834.0 | 5,262.0 | 10.9% | 5,176.6 | 12.7% |
| Regional | 1,898.1 | 1,666.1 | 13.9% | 1,618.7 | 17.3% |
| Non-franchised | 237.0 | 234.1 | 1.2% | 202.8 | 16.9% |
| National | 11,503.1 | 10,369.2 | 10.9% | 10,364.3 | 11.0% |
| Passenger Revenue (real) | |||||
| InterCity | 3,841.0 | 3,599.4 | 6.7% | 4,622.6 | (16.9%) |
| London & SE | 5,942.7 | 5,504.6 | 8.0% | 6,705.0 | (11.4%) |
| Regional | 1,933.4 | 1,742.9 | 10.9% | 2,096.6 | (7.8%) |
| Non-franchised | 244.4 | 244.9 | (0.2%) | 262.6 | (6.9%) |
| National | 11,717.0 | 10,846.9 | 8.0% | 13,424.1 | (12.7%) |