{"id":273478,"date":"2025-08-26T19:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=181895"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:17:00","slug":"northern-welcomes-commuters-back-as-thousands-return-to-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=273478","title":{"rendered":"Northern welcomes commuters back as thousands return to the office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Overall demand for Season train tickets<\/a>, predominately used by people who travel to work by train several times a week, has risen by almost 10% over the last year.<\/p>\n

The number of Annual and Monthly Season Tickets sold rose by 13% over that period, while demand for Weekly and Flexi Season Tickets, which are popular with hybrid workers, increased by 4%.<\/p>\n

Around 175,000 journeys are now made on Northern services by customers using these Season train tickets each week.<\/p>\n

In Leeds, the average number of people travelling on Northern\u2019s trains during peak times has increased, by 9% in the morning and 8% in the evening.<\/p>\n

Extra carriages have been provided on a number of peak-time services, including those travelling between Leeds and Doncaster, to meet higher demand from commuters.<\/p>\n

Alex Hornby, Northern\u2019s customer and commercial director, said: \u201cOur stable performance is increasing both customer confidence and satisfaction, leading to continued growth in people choosing to travel by train.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurthermore, there have been some big shifts in travel patterns since the pandemic and this is further empahised by the fact that more commuters are now returning to the office.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe constantly review data on passenger journeys to ensure we can meet this growing demand, especially on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which tend to be the busiest days for peak-time travel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so important that we continue to provide a range of tickets to those looking to save money on their commute, with season tickets for a week, a month or a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Northern, which the second largest train operator in the UK, runs 2,650 trains a day across the North of England, with one departing from a station every 30-40 seconds, 22 hours a day.<\/p>\n

The operator is currently working to deliver a plan to improve performance, ensuring no more than 2% of services are being cancelled by the end of 2027 and 90% are arriving within three minutes of schedule.<\/p>\n

Image credit: Northern<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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