West Coast Railway Line

Transport written question – answered at on 24 October 2012.

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Photo of Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Chair, Committee of Selection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the peak time loadings for the West Coast Mainline since 2010.

Photo of Simon Burns Simon Burns The Minister of State, Department for Transport

The Department for Transport receives information from train operating companies showing average passenger numbers on each service on arrival and departure from stations in a number of cities. This includes some stations on the West Coast Mainline. This information is commercially confidential.

The Department does, however, publish aggregate statistics showing peak passenger numbers, capacity provision and crowding in a number of major cities in England and Wales. These figures can be found in the publication 'Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2011', which can be found on the DFT website at the following link:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/statistics/releases/rail-passenger-numbers-and-crowding-on-weekdays-2011

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