The chart shows the main methods of transportation for people travelling to a university for work or study in 2004 and 2009 in the UK. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons wherever relevant.

The pie chart compares the ways of transportation for individuals going to a college for work or study between 2004 and 2009 in Britain.

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, it can be seen that bus and car were the most preferred modes of transportation over the period,

while

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was the least popular compared to the others. In 2004, the proportion of cars accounted for 51%, the highest, before reducing to 28% in 2009. Meanwhile, the percentage of buses ranked second in 2004, illustrating 33%. The number of buses increased significantly to 46% in the next five years. The figure for bicycles ranked third in both 2004 and 2009, accounting for 9% and 16% respectively. There was a gentle increase in the figure for walking from 4% in 2004 to 6% in 2009.

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, the proportion of trains, the lowest in both years, depicted a minor rise of 1% from 3% in 2004 to 4% in a

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