HC Deb 18 April 2002 vol 383 cc1101-2W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many railway journeys have a standard single fare of less than £10; and how many such journeys were undertaken in the last year for which information is available. [51067]

Mr. Jamieson

This information is not held centrally.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) how many passengers per year travel between Waterloo and(a) Southampton Central station, (b) Lymington Pier station, (c) Portsmouth and Southsea station, (d) Portsmouth Harbour station and (e) stations on the Island line; [51066]

(2) what information he collects on the number of journeys between different railway stations. [51065]

Mr. Jamieson

The Strategic Rail Authority's (SRA's) annual report provides details of train miles, passenger miles, passenger journeys, route miles operated and the number of stations operated by each train operating company. The SRA's publication "National Rail Trends" provides quarterly figures on passenger kilometres and passenger journeys by ticket type and sector. Copies of the Annual report and "National Rail Trends" are placed in the Library of the House. Further information on particular journeys may be available from train operators.

Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what is the estimated reduction in passenger kilometres travelled by road resulting from increasing the number passenger kilometres of rail use by(a) 10 per cent., (b) 20 per cent., (c) 30 per cent., (d) 40 per cent., (e) 50 per cent. and (f) 60 per cent. [49704]

Mr. Byers

The reduction in road passenger kilometres resulting from an increase in the number of rail passenger kilometres will vary with the factors which have brought about the increase in rail passenger kilometres.