MORE than two million journeys were recorded at Barnsley’s ten railway stations last year, new figures show.
There were 2.3 million recorded entries and exits across the 10 stations in Barnsley in the year to March – broadly in line with 2019/20 before the pandemic.
Silviya Barrett from the Campaign for Better Transport said: “It’s extremely encouraging to see that station usage is almost back to its pre-pandemic level, and that more people are choosing to travel sustainably by train.
“Attracting passengers back onto the railways should be a vital part of the government’s plans to tackle the climate crisis, and we hope to see further expansion of the rail network as we have this past year with the opening of seven new stations.”
