Demand for trains in Yorkshire sank to mid-19th century levels during lockdown
Demand for rail travel sank to mid-19th century levels following the coronavirus outbreak, new figures show.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said more than 400 million fewer journeys were made between April and June compared with the same period in 2019. Just 35 million journeys were made during the quarter this year.
Yorkshire's biggest operator Northern Trains saw 1.5m journeys during the three months, just 5.7 per cent of the total for the same period in 2019.
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Hide AdAnd TransPennine Express saw 470,000 journeys, representing 6.3 per cent of the previous year's total.