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Title: South Gloucestershire train use up over the last two years Post by: Chris from Nailsea on January 10, 2012, 15:18:01 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-16474925):
Quote The number of people using train services in South Gloucestershire has risen over the last two years. Severnside Community Rail Partnership figures found numbers had increased from 135 to 201, or by 49%, at Severn Beach station between 2009 and 2011. The same weekday passenger count also found increases of 12% at Filton Abbey Wood, a jump of 26% at Patchway, and a 5% increase at Yate. The partnership, formed in 2004, aims to encourage the use of local trains. It covers the network of routes radiating from Bristol, bounded by Gloucester, Bath/Freshford, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, and the Severn Estuary - including the branch line to Severn Beach. The figures for Filton Abbey Wood show an increase from 3,102 to 3,461; Patchway has seen its usage increase from 234 up to 295, and there has been an increase at Yate from 931 up to 974. The figures are provided in the Severnside Community Rail Partnership's January 2012 Progress Report (http://www.severnside-rail.org.uk/index.php?pid=30&cid=9&show=17), available on their website. CfN. ;) Title: Re: South Gloucestershire train use up over the last two years Post by: asdfg on January 10, 2012, 18:05:54 5% increase at Yate in two years? :o
I think the figure is more like 50%! Crowded trains mean conductors cannot check or sell tickets. If you board and alight en-masse at an open station you probably won't ever have to buy a ticket and so won't ever be counted in the figures. Yate commuters will know exactly who I'm pointing the finger at. ::) The number of passengers using Yate station is far more than the number buying tickets. Title: Re: South Gloucestershire train use up over the last two years Post by: Brucey on January 10, 2012, 18:24:21 All good news. Just a shame that passenger number dropped considerably at Redland. I can't really think of any reason why this may have happened, especially with ticket issuing facilities now available on the platform.
Title: Re: South Gloucestershire train use up over the last two years Post by: JayMac on January 10, 2012, 18:32:34 All good news. Just a shame that passenger number dropped considerably at Redland. I can't really think of any reason why this may have happened, especially with ticket issuing facilities now available on the platform. Well, you moved away from the area for a start, so that's -1. :P ;) ;D Title: Re: South Gloucestershire train use up over the last two years Post by: Btline on January 10, 2012, 23:02:36 Goodness knows how much rail traffic would have increased North of Gloucester to Worcester if FGW/LM hadn't completely bungled the timetable up! >:(
Still, good news... Title: Re: South Gloucestershire train use up over the last two years Post by: devon_metro on January 11, 2012, 12:00:11 Goodness knows how much rail traffic would have increased North of Gloucester to Worcester if FGW/LM hadn't completely bungled the timetable up! >:( Probably not a significant amount, they did "AXE" (Btline, 2010) the trains after all :P This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |