48 stations battle for glory of having the best local businesses in the 2024 World Cup of Stations
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- Get behind your local station and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
All aboard for economic growth: Rail travel contributes over £9bn each year to independent businesses
- Rail travel supports local businesses and UK high streets, with train passengers contributing £9bn to independent businesses every year and over £23bn to UK high streets;
- Around half of passengers agree that rail contributes more to local businesses than other modes of transport;
- Overwhelming majority (70%) agree that having a train station helps their local economy and local businesses thrive;
- 48 stations will battle it out to be crowned the ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses’ in the World Cup of Stations 2024 - the public will be able to vote for their favourite railway station from 14 October.
Rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on the Top 100 business routes new figures show
- New carbon data shows that you can substantially decrease emissions if you switch from car to train for business travel across Britain.
- Taking the train on the top 100 business routes in Britain is:
- o Almost nine times greener than using a petrol/diesel car
- o More than four times greener than using a plug-in hybrid electric car
- o Almost two-and-a-half times greener than using a battery electric car
- This is the first time the rail industry has combined granular data on train occupancy, fuel type, exact journey distance and many other factors to create detailed, accurate and reliable carbon emission data for rail business travel.
- Later this year we will be releasing carbon data for all point-to-point rail business routes across Britain.
Over half of UK trains upgraded or replaced to improve travel for customers
- Over 132-miles worth of new or refurbished passenger trains added to our tracks in last 10 years – equivalent to the length of 2,300 football pitches
- New and refurbished trains responding to customers’ needs
- Improvements to accessibility and sustainability among key benefits of new trains
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Wilmslow, Yatton, Petersfield and Shawford Stations battle it out to be the champion in World Cup of Stations 2024
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.
- Stations in the bonus round will battle for public votes on 16 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion.
- Get behind your local station and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
Oxford Parkway, Lewes, Hollingbourne and Emsworth battle it out to be World Cup of Stations 2024 champion
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Great Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October
- The South East is one of four regions that will battle for public votes on 14 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion
- Get behind your local station in the South East and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations
West Hampstead Thameslink, Thornton Heath, Richmond and Bowes Park battle it out to be World Cup of Stations 2024 champion
- The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Great Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’
- The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October
- London is one of four regions that will battle for public votes on 14 October in a bid to reach the final on Friday 18 October and be crowned the champion
- Get behind your local station in London and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations