(13 Mar 2015, 7:41 pm)Michael wrote Is the Sunderland to Peterlee section busy on the X21/22/23, which service is the busiest?
Hopefully that happens on the 22, i read on here i think, once the 7 went Sapphire, passenger numbers went up quickly.
I'd say the 22/23 gets okay passenger numbers but nothing spectacular compared to the GNE 60/61 on the section between Sunderland and Peterlee. X21 is sadly a ghost town most of the time apparently which is a shame, I did the 1615 X21 from Sunderland once and it carried me and one other passenger who got off somewhere along the 21 route in Peterlee.
The 7 I thought was reasonably busy before Sapphire but I think the passenger numbers have shot up on the 7 since it's upgrade to Sapphire although I think other factors helped boost the numbers on the 7 such as the DurhamGate development as there often seems to be passengers boarding/alighting at that stop. More people seem to be using the Darlington Town Centre - Harrowgate Hill section on the 7 and other services I think than before.
I would hope Sapphire does increase the numbers on the 22 and hopefully the new developments at Dalton Park will draw people to use the 22.