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Increasing passenger volume
64.5 million
passenger footfall every week
(Source: Route)
+57% increase in passenger journeys since 2004 - this number is expected to double again over next 25 years
(Source: Office of Rail and Road UK)
+49% increase in passenger kilometres since 2004
(Source: Office of Rail and Road UK)
The UK's railway stations are host to a huge volume of people, which is consistently increasing. 2020 annual footfall of 3.4 billion is a +0.7% increase year-on-year
(Source: Route)
Increasing investment
£38 billion is invested in the UK’s railways by Network Rail over a five year period until 2019: faster, more frequent, more comfortable, greener journeys
Newcastle Central
Infrastructure improvements include a focus on rail in the North of England, more trains through central London via Thameslink and further electrification
London King's Cross
Network Rail's £70 million National Stations Improvement Programme is transforming stations nationwide, not just in London
Rail stations are the new retail destinations. “Our strategy is to create stations that are destinations in their own right, providing great places for people to meet, eat, shop and travel.”
Hamish Kiernan, Director of Retail, Network Rail