128 active UK companies are classified under urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems (SIC code 49311), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section H — Transportation and storage — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 3.7% dissolution rate — 128 of 162 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 73.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 109% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 11.0 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 36% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1891.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 73.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">3.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 11 years old. Geographic concentration: 36% in LONDON.
Companies in the urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems sector have been awarded 5 government contracts worth £0.8M in total.
There are 128 active companies classified under SIC code 49311 (Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems) in the UK, out of 162 total registered.
SIC code 49311 stands for "Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems". It belongs to Section H — Transportation and storage of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (46).
The average active urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems company in the UK is 11 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1891.
Our database contains 1,250 data signals across 11 categories for active urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems companies. The largest category is Financial with 468 signals from 9 government sources.
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