Docklands Light Railway in London was the largest light rail and tram system by passenger journeys in the United Kingdom. In the fiscal year ending March 2023, the DLR had recorded just under 92.5 million passenger journeys – up from around 77 million the previous year.
Leading light rail and tram systems by passenger journeys in the United Kingdom in 2021/22 and 2022/23 (in millions)
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Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK. (September 5, 2023). Leading light rail and tram systems by passenger journeys in the United Kingdom in 2021/22 and 2022/23 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016251/leading-light-rail-and-tram-system-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), und GOV.UK. "Leading light rail and tram systems by passenger journeys in the United Kingdom in 2021/22 and 2022/23 (in millions)." Chart. September 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016251/leading-light-rail-and-tram-system-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), GOV.UK. (2023). Leading light rail and tram systems by passenger journeys in the United Kingdom in 2021/22 and 2022/23 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016251/leading-light-rail-and-tram-system-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), and GOV.UK. "Leading Light Rail and Tram Systems by Passenger Journeys in The United Kingdom in 2021/22 and 2022/23 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016251/leading-light-rail-and-tram-system-uk/
Department for Transport (UK) & GOV.UK, Leading light rail and tram systems by passenger journeys in the United Kingdom in 2021/22 and 2022/23 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016251/leading-light-rail-and-tram-system-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Leading light rail and tram systems by passenger journeys in the United Kingdom in 2021/22 and 2022/23 (in millions) [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK, September 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016251/leading-light-rail-and-tram-system-uk/