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Light rail and tram statistics

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Description

Data on light rail and tram systems in England, including statistics on Glasgow Underground and Edinburgh Tram systems. This dataset is produced by the Department for Transport.

Policy areas
Transport
Update cadence
Annual
Subject area
Transport Statistics
Publisher
Department for Transport
Published
28 June 2018
Data files
File Type Size
Passenger journeys on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Concessionary passenger journeys on light rail and trams by system: England ods —
Passenger kilometres on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Passenger miles on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Vehicle kilometres on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Vehicle miles on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Average light rail and tram vehicle occupancy by system: England ods —
Passenger journeys per person on light rail and trams by system: England ods —
Number of stations or stops on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Passenger carriages or tram cars on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Route kilometres open for passenger traffic on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Route miles open for passenger traffic on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system in England: Great Britain ods —
Passenger revenue on light rail and trams and undergrounds by system: Great Britain ods —
Concessionary revenue on light rail and trams by system: England ods —
Numbers of full time equivalent (FTE) staff employed by light rail, tram and underground systems by worker type: Great Britain ods —
Average length of journey on light rail and trams by system: England ods —
Users of light rail and tram systems ods —

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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