There are some things just made for data: rail travel is one of them. At a time when the train operating companies are calling for an expansion in the number of stations out there by reinstating lost railway lines we have one of the most complete data sets about rail travel ever published. This dataset, from the Office of Rail Regulation show exactly how many people use every railway station in the UK. And how it's changed since the previous year.
There are some things just made for data: rail travel is one of them. At a time when the train operating companies are calling for an expansion in the number of stations out there by reinstating lost railway lines we have one of the most complete data sets about rail travel ever published.
This dataset, from the Office of Rail Regulation show exactly how many people use every railway station in the UK. And how it's changed since the previous year.
Of course some people can slip through the net, so these are really ticket counts rather than passenger counts. But I'd guess they're not too far off for most stations.
Even if stations are staffed, the staff can't be counting heads.
