Leisure travellers return to rail as bank holiday traffic exceeds pre-pandemic level

Passengers return - TPE Scarborough

UK: Provisional statistics released by the Department for Transport show rail journeys reached a high of 66% of pre-pandemic levels this summer, driven by increased leisure travel. Meanwhile, industry data shows that leisure journeys to seaside destinations over the August bank holiday weekend surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

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