Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2007 15:55:10 GMT
Record broken for Tube travellers
More people use the Tube than the entire national rail network daily
The record for the most people travelling on the Tube in a single day has been broken.
An estimated 4.17 million passengers travelled on the network on December 7, compared with the previous record of four million on December 8 2006.
On average, the number of people travelling on the Tube is increasing by about 7% a year.
During 2006/07, more than a billion people used the Tube - the first time the figure had been reached.
London's Mayor Ken Livingstone said: "The fact that the Tube is now carrying more passengers than ever before illustrates its crucial role in London's prosperity."
He added: "Renovating existing lines and building the Crossrail will underpin London's economy for decades to come.
"The significance of that is shown by one simple fact - every day the London Underground carries more passengers than the entire national rail network."
I'm actually surprised the network carries more people than NR but it does show that the money for PPP is really needed.
Heres the link news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7161528.stm
More people use the Tube than the entire national rail network daily
The record for the most people travelling on the Tube in a single day has been broken.
An estimated 4.17 million passengers travelled on the network on December 7, compared with the previous record of four million on December 8 2006.
On average, the number of people travelling on the Tube is increasing by about 7% a year.
During 2006/07, more than a billion people used the Tube - the first time the figure had been reached.
London's Mayor Ken Livingstone said: "The fact that the Tube is now carrying more passengers than ever before illustrates its crucial role in London's prosperity."
He added: "Renovating existing lines and building the Crossrail will underpin London's economy for decades to come.
"The significance of that is shown by one simple fact - every day the London Underground carries more passengers than the entire national rail network."
I'm actually surprised the network carries more people than NR but it does show that the money for PPP is really needed.
Heres the link news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7161528.stm
