UK rail sector shows across the board growth in third quarter
AFX: 29 March 2007
LONDON - All of the UK's rail sectors showed growth in total passenger kilometres, total passenger journeys and revenue in the third quarter of 2006 compared to the same period last year, according to the Office of Rail Regulation's latest National Rail Trends quarterly report.
Long distance operators' total passenger kilometres and journeys increased by 7.0 percent and 7.2 percent respectively between 2005-06 Q3 and 2006-07 Q3, continuing the Q3 on Q3 increases in recent consecutive years.
Between 05-06 Q3 and 06-07 Q3 total passenger revenue increased by 12.1 percent. Meanwhile, the moving annual average for total passenger revenue increased by 11.0 percent this time.
Passenger revenue for long distance operators increased by 14.9 percent between 2005-06 Q3 and 2006-07 Q3, while total passenger kilometres for regional operators increased by 2.9 percent between the same period.
Revenue at 05-06 prices per passenger kilometre increased by 3.2 percent between 05-06 Q3 and 06-07 Q3.