Note: * Financial years. Includes National Rail, urban metros and modern trams.
Coverage: United Kingdom (real prices) and Great Britain (rail passenger kilometres)
Source: ONS, DfT
- The real cost of travelling by train increased by 87 per cent between 1974 and 2002, but rose by only 4 per cent between 1998 and 2002.
- Rail passenger travel has increased by 33 per cent since 1974, and by 10 per cent since 1998.