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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Rail passenger journeys by Local Authority and year
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[Collapse]Wales12,425,87812,858,36913,152,54813,487,20214,595,59016,236,39917,384,88517,999,86218,684,87019,037,66219,231,98319,791,67119,972,06420,706,00021,218,12921,491,852(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.21,632,65520,504,360
Wales[Collapse]North Wales1,223,5251,265,9631,191,9401,174,6181,227,8281,394,6961,400,3281,483,2351,542,8801,648,2381,612,4731,539,8891,490,9691,492,2731,429,4701,415,221(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,414,5501,323,618
North WalesIsle of Anglesey64,40663,20660,78661,22368,47467,31855,12955,53358,80772,39171,16869,52367,82066,59264,56866,689(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.65,88360,833
Gwynedd495,434505,109474,340464,462458,505567,561505,055529,867547,620568,371536,432472,999502,141561,940538,758542,952(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.555,045515,605
Conwy263,945277,375248,210248,171260,726289,621303,407327,287355,910383,181378,387373,073353,376325,794313,033318,795(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.329,429296,268
Denbighshire171,358175,311169,004169,683204,783211,475254,310259,822262,847284,120282,817282,980247,587237,023230,469222,616(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.217,189211,368
Flintshire120,881129,588125,396119,476118,241128,142134,081143,581146,612158,823158,174157,661149,721145,009135,282126,812(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.118,945114,904
Wrexham107,503115,375114,205111,604117,100130,581148,348167,147171,086181,352185,495183,653170,324155,915147,360137,357(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.128,059124,640
[Collapse]Mid and South West Wales1,248,3391,266,1971,273,7891,295,5611,468,6621,698,9131,893,6821,958,1852,099,6642,110,6622,149,8332,157,2292,234,0372,259,0152,269,7162,256,916(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2,251,7792,151,802
Mid and South West WalesPowys66,54173,83075,95777,12282,85494,27796,663102,039107,612119,283116,977110,873113,339125,538130,457133,671126,303107,614
Ceredigion45,03148,33753,22663,18765,86171,67570,31280,90284,39685,14382,31575,95774,08988,28991,85895,32585,85976,765
Pembrokeshire119,633126,247128,648129,405147,677163,597169,355175,996189,902205,584209,237210,198224,394218,832221,970217,706(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.213,332194,672
Carmarthenshire314,342318,446330,191341,404362,960394,866424,805428,923461,660478,819488,659480,928500,910498,411510,780493,386(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.473,958444,059
Swansea483,213486,588482,638492,178559,709675,332772,144799,167852,797837,559848,498853,520884,614910,878914,448921,736(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.927,841884,433
Neath Port Talbot331,151334,917332,312332,575398,316465,120527,379554,101595,305588,700603,439612,583624,119630,894622,518624,088(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.636,648628,638
[Collapse]South East Wales9,842,44310,204,04210,557,63610,876,71511,750,38612,976,83913,923,90214,375,50114,850,31915,074,33615,270,38515,907,72316,059,63016,740,88517,296,62817,590,719(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.17,754,16416,844,561
South East WalesBridgend484,027543,400581,726655,981732,386823,323920,505941,870996,008999,193985,0091,160,131996,2391,015,2751,011,8501,022,102(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,032,579994,792
Vale of Glamorgan1,022,7091,038,0791,027,1341,182,5451,296,4791,381,4851,406,2961,388,1941,412,8201,496,0711,541,8401,613,4601,591,8761,667,4831,710,5001,737,788(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,789,5291,693,198
Cardiff4,730,8704,910,3725,133,4015,241,4365,670,6686,370,1866,827,5617,002,8157,266,3647,380,2047,500,6197,733,5507,995,8908,470,5968,758,0148,982,544(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.9,171,2498,796,311
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,759,7651,850,3931,883,6031,861,4092,002,6822,138,3562,230,7082,333,4622,334,7922,327,6542,337,5502,355,4992,335,0512,319,3462,462,2432,454,928(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2,373,4102,177,550
Merthyr Tydfil229,053195,179198,218189,263196,021196,743210,567259,217285,325295,287318,348372,443385,521392,297357,006336,635(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.329,274300,802
Caerphilly907,687911,400936,903922,563961,8721,061,6721,177,4431,229,2001,285,8201,314,8431,324,0291,372,4381,414,9701,409,3921,463,0981,496,605(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.1,482,9161,349,478
Blaenau Gwent0000025,913144,156147,574158,046157,860160,294163,151160,275168,385182,746185,315(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.175,532168,311
Torfaen90,42890,45396,04290,564104,824117,869123,677145,965148,379154,704161,968167,889168,757179,782185,832187,275(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.182,364179,680
Monmouthshire140,525149,782163,523167,587181,328193,341199,665211,241216,383222,306222,577224,542228,752247,331255,295257,446(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.258,633242,537
Newport477,381514,986537,090565,370604,128667,952683,327715,965746,381726,214718,151744,620782,299870,998910,044930,081(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.958,678941,902

Metadata

Title

Rail passenger journeys by Local Authority and year

Last update

7 April 2021 7 April 2021

Next update

April 2022 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

National Rail Trends, Regional User Profiles, Office of the Rail Regulator

Designation

National Statistics

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This dataset gives details on rail passenger journeys within Wales by Local Authority up to the financial year 2018-19. Data are presented as the number of journeys (thousands).

Data collection and calculation

Rail transport information are compiled by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). ORR data are available via their National Rail Trends (NRT) Data Portal, an online interface for ORR’s database of rail statistics: http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/.
Rail safety data are taken from the Rail Safety and Standards Board’s (RSSB) Safety Management Information System (SMIS). For more information about the SMIS see the RSSB website: https://www.rssb.co.uk/

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data is shown from 2002-03 onwards

Rounding applied

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Revisions information

Data for previous periods are routinely updated. Data for the current financial or calendar year may be revised with the release of next year’s data set

Statistical quality

These statistics are used both within and outside the Welsh Government to monitor trends in rail transport and as a baseline for further analysis.
The information for these statistics is based on a range of household and individual surveys and on administrative data.

Weblinks

Rail transport, statistical release: http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/rail-transport/?lang=en

Keywords

Rail passenger Journeys