Suburban rail in London

Introduction

Regional and suburban rail is considered by many as the heart of mass transit, connecting towns and suburbs with urban areas where most jobs and services are located. Comfortable and quick alike, it is often regarded as providing the best (if not the only) alternative to car to travel into cities.

Length of public transport routes

167 km

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Covid-19 ridership fall

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Average daily ridership during a work day

3,400,000

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Number of public transport stops

335

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Public transport ridership

1,443,000,000 Journeys

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Schedule compliance/punctuality

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Average headway during peak times

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Covid-19 change in service - VKM

100 %

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Fleet of public transport vehicles

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Vehicle-kilometres in operations

1,229,000,000

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