Passenger journeys on the Manchester Metrolink in the United Kingdom 1992–2023
The Metrolink is one of currently nine light rail systems in the country, next to those in London’s docklands, Croydon, Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Blackpool, and Edinburgh.
Leading light rail and tram system
Docklands Light Railway in London is currently the largest light rail and tram system in the UK. In 2022/23 it had recorded nearly 92.3 million passenger journeys, far outranking the Manchester Metrolink, which came in second.
Tram and metro use across Europe
As of 2018, trams and metros accounted for 1.8 percent of all passenger journeys made on land in the United Kingdom.