Railways: Essex
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the level of rail commuting from Essex into London and (b) the potential impact of rail disruption on commuter towns.
Answered by Keir Mather
Data on journeys specific to commuting or strictly from Essex into London are not available. However, the Office of Rail and Road collects regional rail usage figures presented below in Table 1.
Table 1: Journeys between London (region) and Essex (million passenger journeys)
Time Period | Journeys (millions) |
Apr 2022 to Mar 2023 | 33.5 |
Apr 2023 to Mar 2024 | 39.6 |
Apr 2024 to Mar 2025 | 40.6 |
Source: Regional rail usage | ORR Data Portal
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