Festive rail passengers who choose their travel dates carefully will be able to avoid crowded trains over Christmas and New Year – as long as they can also swerve the inevitable Network Rail engineering work.
The Independent has analysed data from the Rail Delivery Group and other sources to predict the level of demand for trains on each day over the festive season – awarding a star rating from one to five. Saturday 20 and Monday 22 December are likely to be the busiest days before Christmas.
