Released by the Department of Transport (DfT), annual statistics show passenger journeys on light rail and tram systems increased to 228.8 million 2023/24, an increase of 8% from the previous year. Since the 1980s there has been a steady increase in the number of passenger journeys taken on light rail and tram systems.
Key headline figures
In England, comparing the year ending March 2024 with the year ending March 2023:
- 8 million passenger journeys, an increase of 8%
- 4 million concessionary passenger journeys, an increase of 6%
- £365.8 million of passenger revenue, an increase of 12%
- £29.9 million of concessionary passenger revenue, an increase of 4%
Read the full report on the DfT website: Light rail and tram statistics 2023/24
