Speeches

Jo Churchill – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Churchill on 2016-09-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there has been in passenger numbers on trains in Suffolk since 2010.

Paul Maynard

The number of journeys made by rail in Suffolk during 2014-15 has increased by 23% since 2009-10, in line with the strong growth nationally in rail journeys. The number of journeys since 2009-10 is shown below.

Year

Number of journeys in Suffolk

Percentage change from the previous year

2014-15

6,121,321

-0.1%

2013-14

6,129,781

1.0%

2012-13

6,068,473

6.7%

2011-12

5,688,434

4.9%

2010-11

5,423,631

9.1%

2009-10

4,971,597

Source: The Office of Rail and Road