London provided the most number of train services in England during peak morning and evening hours. On a typical autumn weekday in 2023, London offered 941 train services during AM peak hours and 969 train services during PM peak hours. This was more than five times the number of trains provided than those of the second entry, Manchester.
Number of morning and evening peak hour train services in major cities in England and in Wales in 2023, by city
Characteristic
AM peak (07:00-09:59) 2023
PM peak (16:00-18:59) 2023
London
969
941
Manchester
181
185
Birmingham
148
150
Leeds
124
122
Cardiff
121
122
Liverpool
118
125
Reading
109
109
Sheffield
58
57
Bristol
53
55
Cambridge
47
50
Brighton
46
42
Newcastle
41
42
Nottingham
39
40
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