Rail usage stats - year to March 2016

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Station by station stats for the year April 2015 to March 2016 are unlikely to be published before late autumn, but figure for the network as a whole have been released.  From The BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)

Rail passengers in Britain made about 1.7 billion train journeys during the past year, according to the Rail Delivery Group.
The figures are a 3.7% rise on the previous 12 months, with journeys in London and south-east England increasing by 4.2% to 1.2 billion.
As a result, passenger revenue grew by more than 5% to ^9.3bn in 2015-16
The RDG^‡(resolve)'s Paul Plummer said it was "vital that we invest and plan long-term for this ever-growing demand".
But Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said rail companies' "profiteering" was a hindrance to expanding and improving services.