The mode of public transport that's grown most over the last decade is the London bus. They travel a third as far again as in 2000, with a two-thirds rise in passengers. Underground travel's increased by about 10%, which is approximately the same as the increase in London's population over the last decade. Usage of National Rail trains has gone up by a quarter since 2000. Much of the DLR's very large increase is explained by its expanding network. The Thames may be busier than it was, but still has only a couple of million users a year.
On the roads
2000 to 2009
Vehicle kilometres
-6%
Cycle journeys
+61%
People killed or seriously injured
-47%
Private road travel increased by 10% nationwide, whereas London completely bucked the trend and here it decreased instead. Cycling's way up, accidents are way down... it's a triumph all round.
Average number of passengers
2000
2010
%
on a bus
13
17
+22%
on an Underground train
117
122
+4%
on a DLR train
63
79
+18%
on a Tramlink tram
-
53
-
The average London bus carries 17 passengers. The average London Underground train carries 122 passengers. Go on, I bet you can drop one of these two fascinating facts into conversation today.
Visitors to London
2000
2009
%
Annual domestic visitors
18.5 million
10.8 million
-40%
Annual overseas visitors
13.1 million
14.2 million
+8%
Daily commuters
700,000
810,000
+16%
If these transport statistics have been of interest, TfL has a 290 page pdf full of them. Although be warned, most of them aren't especially interesting.
