(01 May 2022, 9:02 pm)Jimmi wrote ] There is definitely people that travel through beyond Durham City Centre on the X12, I caught a run recently and a fair few boarded in CLS with Arriva Day/Weekley tickets and were still on board when I alighted in Durham. 

There's definitely passenger trends that aren't picked up on by spotters especially if it's not their local route, the X12 is constantly mentioned but only ever by the fact it runs Durham to Newcastle, the 7 is another that assume much of the custom is the full journey from Darlington to Durham whereas the reality is most aren't doing the full route often.

Few years back now, but I was regularly using it for a period between Durham and Stockton on a morning. Didn't always get it back, but when I did it was generally Stockton - Chester.

Not sure on overall numbers using it cross city though.