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The number of level crossings on rail lines controlled by Network Rail went from 7,937 in 2003–04 [23] to 6,322 in 2013–14, [24] and 5,887 by 2016–17. [25] The number of crossings rose to 5,939 in 2017–18. This was due to the increased number of footpath crossing with and without lights compared to the number reported in 2016–17.
In 2020 there were around 5800 level crossings on the mainline railway system, and a further 1500 on heritage and minor railway lines. The number on the mainlines is being slowly reduced as diversions and bridges are implemented. Most UK level crossings are footpath and user-worked crossings, and 1 in 5 are on public highways [citation needed ...
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The figure is well above the total for the whole of 2021, when 28,561 crossings were recorded. Channel crossings to the UK in 2022 pass 30,000 Skip to main content
The number of Vietnamese migrants arriving to the UK on small boats has jumped by 177 per cent year-on-year, according to new data on Channel crossings. Home Office figures published on Thursday ...
Channel crossings had already hit a new record high for the first four months of a calendar year, and the latest figures show they have now jumped 34% on 2023 when 6,192 were recorded, and are up ...
The number of Channel crossings is 32% lower than the total recorded at the same point of time last year, but 49% higher than the total at this stage in 2022. [ 57 ] For the first quarter of 2024, the most common nationality of people arriving from small boats was from Vietnam, with the 1,266 Vietnamese arrivals making up 20% of arrivals so far.
The 30,000 crossings recorded in preliminary figures made up 36% fewer than the more than 45,000 in 2022. But the number was the second-highest since 2018 — about 1,000 above the total in 2021.