Passenger figures are rising again

The number of railway journeys made between April 2018 and March this year set a new record, according to the Office of Rail and Road. The ORR says the total for 2018-19 was 1.759 billion journeys. The figure was driven by a 3 per cent increase nationally, amounting to about 50 million more journeys. Travel in the London & South East sector rose more sharply, by 3.9 per cent, reversing falls which had been recorded in the two previous years. Season ticket purchases are still falling, however, although more slowly than before.