Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people use each train station in (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria each year.

Estimates of the number of passengers using each station on the rail network are published on the Office of Rail Regulation’s website at the following link:

http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates

The methodology for this data set has changed over time as improvements have been made, so the estimates from different years may not have been produced on a consistent basis. Details of the methodology changes made each year can be found in the accompanying reports.