70014IronDuke
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As a totally random exercise, I decided to look at the ORR passenger counts for the years 2013-4 to 2016-7 on the NWales coast route.
(I have been over the route - 30+ years ago, but it is not a route I know at all.)
To my amazement, all major stations along the route have seen a slump in passenger entries+exits in the last 5 years of published figures. In brief (taken off the wikipedia entries for the stations)
Rly Statn - 2016-7 pax %change (on 2012-3)
Holyhead - 211,000 - - 11%
Bangor 657,000 - 3.4%
Conway 48,832 + 26.0% (the one station with positive growth, but small numbers)
LLadno Jcn 320,000 - 7.2%
Colwyn Bay 278,000 - 10.3%
Rhyl 534,000 - 12.4%
Prestatyn 345,000 - 4.7%
Flint 261,000 - 3.7%
TOTAL reduction from 2,855,410 to 2,654,800 or 200,600/2855410 = - 7.0%
Apologies if this has come up on here before, but I haven't noticed it.This seems a serious fall in traffic. Considering most services have seen a rise in passenger counts - what is behind the falls on the NW coast? I was under the impression that the service has been improved.
Just for the complete picture - these last two are not 'pure' NW Coast (of course)
Shotton 234,124 - 4.9%
Chester 4.65 million + 54.0%
Apols for any mistakes in the calculations - I've only done them once.
(I have been over the route - 30+ years ago, but it is not a route I know at all.)
To my amazement, all major stations along the route have seen a slump in passenger entries+exits in the last 5 years of published figures. In brief (taken off the wikipedia entries for the stations)
Rly Statn - 2016-7 pax %change (on 2012-3)
Holyhead - 211,000 - - 11%
Bangor 657,000 - 3.4%
Conway 48,832 + 26.0% (the one station with positive growth, but small numbers)
LLadno Jcn 320,000 - 7.2%
Colwyn Bay 278,000 - 10.3%
Rhyl 534,000 - 12.4%
Prestatyn 345,000 - 4.7%
Flint 261,000 - 3.7%
TOTAL reduction from 2,855,410 to 2,654,800 or 200,600/2855410 = - 7.0%
Apologies if this has come up on here before, but I haven't noticed it.This seems a serious fall in traffic. Considering most services have seen a rise in passenger counts - what is behind the falls on the NW coast? I was under the impression that the service has been improved.
Just for the complete picture - these last two are not 'pure' NW Coast (of course)
Shotton 234,124 - 4.9%
Chester 4.65 million + 54.0%
Apols for any mistakes in the calculations - I've only done them once.