A Record number of people travelled on the train between York and Scarborough last year.
More than 263,000 people travelled by rail between York and Scarborough in the 2024-2025 financial year, according to figures from TransPennine Express.
The year 2024-25 year saw the largest number of travellers on the route since 2020, with the biggest dip in passengers occurring in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, when just 66,000 people were recorded as having travelled on the train between York and Scarborough.
The latest financial year, which runs until this April, has so far seen 257,570 passengers on the route.
The rail operator attributed the increase in passengers to growing leisure travel and seasonal tourism.
Andrew McClements, customer experience and transformation director, said:
“We are pleased to see demand returning and an increase in customer numbers on our York to Scarborough services.
“This reflects a combination of increased leisure travel, strong seasonal tourism on the coast and growing confidence in rail across the wider North Yorkshire area.”
According to tourism body "This Is Scarborough", in 2024-25 there were 422,000 paid admissions to festivals, exhibitions and events in the town.
Work to create a half-hourly train between York and Scarborough is currently underway and the elected mayor of York and North Yorkshire has made additional trains a priority during his four-year term in office.
David Skaith, the Mayor of York adn North Yorkshire, previously said:
“The whole York to Scarborough corridor is so important for visitors and commuters, but also for the growth of businesses.
”There are companies in Scarborough and Seamer looking to attract more employees and attract those high-skilled jobs, and with just one train an hour, it doesn’t open up those opportunities”.
Commenting on the progress of plans for the half-hourly train, Mr McClements said:
“We have outlined to funders and stakeholders that two trains per hour between Scarborough and York can be introduced from December 2028, provided that the necessary approvals and funding are in place.”
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), he added:
“Discussions with funders continue, including with the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, albeit no funding has yet been provided nor approvals received.
“We hope that in the coming months all the partners involved can agree to provide both the funding required and the approvals needed to allow the additional services to commence at the end of 2028.”
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