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Mr. Chidgey
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many stations were open for passengers in (a) each of the last five years, (b) 1987, (c) 1982 and (d) 1977. [11574]
Ms Glenda Jackson
The information requested is shown in the table.
| Number of stations open for passengers in Great Britain | |
| Number | |
| 1977 | 2,358 |
| 1982 | 2,369 |
| 1987–88 | 2,426 |
| 1992–93 | 2,482 |
| 1993–94 | 2,493 |
| 1994–95 | 2,506 |
| 1995–96 | 2,514 |
| 1996–97 | 2,515 |
| align="center">Route open for traffic: Great Britain | ||||||||
| align="right">Miles or percentage | ||||||||
| 1977 | 1982 | 1987–88 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | |
| Route open for passenger traffic | 8,958 | 8,932 | 8,889 | 8,882 | 8,898 | 8,924 | 9,323 | 9,344 |
| All routes: | 11,170 | 10,708 | 10,360 | 10,272 | 10,277 | 10,281 | 10,358 | 10,358 |
| of which electrified | 2,341 | 2,332 | 2,582 | 3,052 | 3,088 | 3,089 | 3,208 | 3,216 |
| Percentage | 21.0 | 21.8 | 24.9 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 |
| Change in electrified route on the previous year | 20 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 119 | 8 |