Office of Rail and Road
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Most and least used railway stations in Britain revealed
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The most used station recorded 80.4 million entries and exits while the least used recorded only 34.
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Jacobite service could be halted amid health & safety row
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The popular ‘Hogwarts Express’ service could be at the end of the line as it awaits a ruling after challenging a safety rule.
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Backlog of inspections could cause ‘safety issues’ on railway, regulator warns
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Faults with railway bridges and tunnels could go undetected due to a backlog of safety inspections, a regulator has warned.
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TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of nearly one in four trains in a month
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TransPennine Express cancelled the equivalent of nearly a quarter of services in a month, new figures show.
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Train reliability hits new low with 4% of services cancelled in past year
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Train reliability across Britain has fallen to a new low, with the equivalent of one in 25 services cancelled during the past 12 months.
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Train firms ordered to stop misusing cancellation loophole
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Train operators have been ordered by a regulator to stop misusing a process which removes services from schedules without them being classed as cancelled.
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Rail signal deal being investigated by competition watchdog
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The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could lead to higher prices for passengers.
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Rail fare revenue at just 71% of pre-Covid levels
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Revenue from train fares was just 71% of pre-pandemic levels between July and September, new figures show.
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New service between London and south-west Wales approved
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Rail passengers travelling between London and south-west Wales are set to have a choice of train operator.
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Government funding to railways at almost double pre-Covid levels
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Government funding to run Britain’s railways remains nearly double pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.
