Summary

This statistical release presents information on light rail and tram systems in England during 2009/10. It covers urban systems that are predominantly surface-running.

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Key points

• Light rail and tram passenger journeys in Great Britain decreased by 1.3 per cent between 2008/09 and 2009/10, the first year-on-year decrease in passenger journeys since 1991/92. In 2009/10 there were 186.2 million passenger journeys.
• Light rail and tram vehicle miles in Great Britain increased by 1.0 per cent between 2008/09 and 2009/10. In 2009/10 there were 13.6 million vehicle miles.
• Light rail and tram passenger revenue in Great Britain increased by 3.0 per cent in real terms between 2008/09 and 2009/10.
• The number of light rail and tram passenger cars in Great Britain increased by 15.5 per cent between 2008/09 and 2009/10. This was mainly due to a 35.7 per cent increase in passenger cars on the Docklands Light Railway.

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• Light Rail and Tram 2010 statistical tables

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Technical information

Information on light rail and tram statistics, including the pre-release access list, and related technical documentation can be found here

• Light rail and tram

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• Annual Bus Statistics 2009/10
  

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