This statistic shows the frequency of train travel in Great Britain between 2005 and 2017. During the time period observed, the majority of those surveyed travelled by train less than once a month or never, totaling 69 percent in 2017. The share of respondents travelling by train every day or almost every day remained very low at only three percent in 2017.
Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) from 2005 to 2017
Characteristic
Every day or nearly every day
2-5 days a week
Once a week
Less but at least once a month
Less often than that
Never nowadays
(Don’t know)
2017
3%
4%
4%
19%
37%
32%
0%
2016
3%
4%
5%
19%
38%
33%
0%
2015
3%
4%
4%
17%
40%
33%
0%
2014
2%
4%
4%
18%
39%
33%
0%
2013
2%
4%
4%
16%
38%
36%
3%
2012
2%
3%
3%
15%
38%
38%
0%
2011
2%
3%
4%
15%
37%
40%
0%
2010
2%
4%
3%
15%
37%
39%
0%
2009
2%
3%
4%
15%
36%
41%
0%
2008
2%
3%
4%
14%
35%
42%
0%
2007
2%
3%
4%
13%
36%
43%
0%
2006
2%
2%
3%
14%
35%
43%
0%
2005
2%
4%
3%
15%
35%
41%
0%
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GOV.UK. (July 12, 2018). Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) from 2005 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/309839/frequency-of-train-travel-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK. "Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) from 2005 to 2017." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309839/frequency-of-train-travel-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK. (2018). Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) from 2005 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/309839/frequency-of-train-travel-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK. "Frequency of Travelling by Train in Great Britain (Uk) from 2005 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309839/frequency-of-train-travel-in-great-britain/
GOV.UK, Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) from 2005 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/309839/frequency-of-train-travel-in-great-britain/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
Frequency of travelling by train in Great Britain (UK) from 2005 to 2017 [Graph], GOV.UK, July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/309839/frequency-of-train-travel-in-great-britain/
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