Our analysis of the latest National Rail Trends statistics from ORR for the quarter and year ended 31 March 2025.
| Quarter | 2025 | 2024 | % change | 2019 | % change |
| Passenger Journeys (Million) | |||||
| InterCity | 36.9 | 34.2 | 7.7% | 35.6 | 3.7% |
| London & SE | 240.3 | 230.1 | 4.4% | 295.5 | (18.7%) |
| Regional | 90.6 | 83.9 | 8.0% | 96.6 | (6.3%) |
| Non-franchised | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2% | 2.1 | 3.3% |
| Sub-total | 369.9 | 350.3 | 5.6% | 427.7 | (13.5%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 59.6 | 55.4 | 7.5% | 13.5 | 341.9% |
| National Total | 429.5 | 405.7 | 5.9% | 441.2 | (2.6%) |
| Passenger Kilometres (Billion) | |||||
| InterCity | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3% | 5.6 | (3.8%) |
| London & SE | 6.2 | 6.5 | (3.7%) | 7.5 | (17.2%) |
| Regional | 3.2 | 3.0 | 6.1% | 3.2 | 0.9% |
| Non-franchised | 0.4 | 0.4 | (2.6%) | 0.2 | 75.8% |
| Sub-total | 15.2 | 15.0 | 1.4% | 16.5 | (8.0%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.2 | 224.0% |
| National Total | 15.8 | 15.5 | 1.3% | 16.7 | (5.7%) |
| Passenger Revenue (£ million) | |||||
| InterCity | 911.5 | 835.3 | 9.1% | 890.9 | 2.3% |
| London & SE | 1,405.5 | 1,292.7 | 8.7% | 1,304.0 | 7.8% |
| Regional | 453.9 | 399.6 | 13.6% | 393.8 | 15.3% |
| Non-franchised | 54.2 | 53.5 | 1.4% | 47.7 | 13.7% |
| National | 2,825.1 | 2,581.1 | 9.5% | 2,636.4 | 7.2% |
| Passenger Revenue (real) | |||||
| InterCity | 911.5 | 858.7 | 6.1% | 1,135.6 | (19.7%) |
| London & SE | 1,405.5 | 1,328.9 | 5.8% | 1,662.1 | (15.4%) |
| Regional | 453.9 | 410.8 | 10.5% | 501.9 | (9.6%) |
| Non-franchised | 54.2 | 55.0 | (1.3%) | 60.8 | (10.8%) |
| National | 2,825.1 | 2,653.3 | 6.5% | 3,360.4 | (15.9%) |
| Rolling Year | 2025 | 2024 | % change | 2019 | % change since 2019 |
| Passenger Journeys (Million) | |||||
| InterCity | 146.9 | 135.5 | 8.4% | 143.5 | 2.3% |
| London & SE | 968.5 | 916.0 | 5.7% | 1,157.7 | (16.3%) |
| Regional | 361.5 | 331.3 | 9.1% | 391.7 | (7.7%) |
| Non-franchised | 9.0 | 9.0 | (0.4%) | 8.7 | 2.7% |
| Sub-total | 1,485.8 | 1,391.8 | 6.8% | 1,701.7 | (12.7%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 242.9 | 220.3 | 10.3% | 51.3 | 373.5% |
| National | 1,728.7 | 1,612.0 | 7.2% | 1,753.0 | (1.4%) |
| Passenger Kilometres (Billion) | |||||
| InterCity | 21.9 | 20.4 | 7.2% | 22.6 | (3.2%) |
| London & SE | 26.4 | 24.5 | 7.5% | 30.4 | (13.2%) |
| Regional | 13.1 | 12.1 | 7.9% | 13.3 | (1.2%) |
| Non-franchised | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0% | 0.8 | 87.2% |
| Sub-total | 61.3 | 57.0 | 7.5% | 66.2 | (7.4%) |
| Elizabeth Line | 1.7 | 1.6 | 6.7% | 0.6 | 168.0% |
| National | 63.0 | 58.7 | 7.5% | 66.9 | (5.7%) |
| Passenger Revenue (£ million) | |||||
| InterCity | 3,697.4 | 3,350.1 | 10.4% | 3,526.5 | 4.8% |
| London & SE | 4,950.7 | 4,586.7 | 7.9% | 5,119.7 | (3.3%) |
| Regional | 2,108.8 | 1,744.8 | 20.9% | 1,594.9 | 32.2% |
| Non-franchised | 236.1 | 233.4 | 1.2% | 199.5 | 18.4% |
| National | 10,757.0 | 9,681.7 | 11.1% | 10,241.1 | 5.0% |
| Passenger Revenue (real) | |||||
| InterCity | 3,624.5 | 3,459.6 | 4.8% | 4,507.6 | (19.6%) |
| London & SE | 5,549.8 | 5,304.1 | 4.6% | 6,543.6 | (15.2%) |
| Regional | 1,762.2 | 1,668.4 | 5.6% | 2,038.6 | (13.6%) |
| Non-franchised | 243.0 | 241.0 | 0.8% | 255.0 | (4.7%) |
| National | 10,936.5 | 10,432.1 | 4.8% | 13,089.7 | (16.4%) |