Research and analysis

Rail ticket types and journey purposes

Explores rail ticket types passengers use for different journey purposes in England.

Applies to England

Documents

Exploring connections between rail ticket type and journey purpose

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Journey purpose by ticket type: data findings

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Details

This research explores the rail ticket types that passengers use for travel purposes in England. It includes commuting behaviour and railcard use.

Findings from this research are from an on-train survey, completed by 6,151 passengers between September and October 2024.

Savanta carried out this research on behalf of the Department for Transport.

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Published 9 April 2025

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