Source: projectmapping.co.uk
Below is a 2011 list of the busiest railway stations of the United Kingdom from the Office of Rail Regulation. The top 51, or all stations with six million or more passengers are listed.
Nearly every station experience passenger growth over the 2010 reporting period with the most notable exception being Liverpool (Central). As is evident from the data, passenger ridership in Greater London is quite heavy including for the “suburban” stations on the network.
Station Passengers (2011)
- London (Waterloo) 91.750 million
- London (victoria) 73.573 million
- London (Liverpool) 55.769 million
- London (Bridge) 51.478 million
- London (Charring Cross) 37.223 million
- London (Euston) 34.073 million
- London (Paddington) 32.200 million
- London (King’s Cross) 26.255 million
- Glasgow (Central) 24.951 million
- Birmingham (New Street) 24.687 million
- Leeds 24.492 million
- London (St. Pancras) 22.032 million
- Manchester (Piccadilly) 21.279 million
- London (Cannon Street) 20.528 million
- London (East Croydon) 20.101 million
- Edinburgh (Waverley) 19.957 million
- Glasgow (Queen Street) 19.742 million
- London (Clapham Jct.) 19.641 million
- Liverpool (Central) 17.958 million
- London (Stratford) 17.479 million
- London ((Fenchurch St.) 16.675 million
- London (Vauxhall) 16.532 million
- London (Wimbeldon) 16.218 million
- Brighton 14.493 million
- Reading 14.400 million
- London (Marylebone) 13.200 million
- London (Gatwick) 13.129 million
- London (Blackfriars) 12.708 million
- Liverpool (Lime Street) 11.812 million
- Cardiff (Central) 11.260 million
- London (Putney) 9.940 million
- Bristol (Temple Meads) 8.409 million
- London (Surbiton) 8.340 million
- Cambridge 8.245 million
- Sheffield 8.052 million
- Guildford 7.809 million
- London(Highbury/Islington) 7.625 million
- London (Richmond) 7.604 million
- Newcastle 7.500 million
- London (Finsbury Park) 7.337 million
- Woking 7.261 million
- London (Moorgate) 7.187 million
- York 7.173 million
- London (Lewisham) 7.019 million
- London (Romsford) 6.817 million
- Manchester (Oxford Road) 6.590 million
- London (Barking) 6.516 million
- Manchester (Victoria) 6.361 million
- Nottingham 6.295 million
- London (Ilford) 6.286 million
- St. Albans (City) 6.263 million
Slightly surprised that Rugby hasn’t made the list. I wonder if Michael Portillo needs to compare the list to his Bradshaw’s guide. Thank you for the info. Will use it in my lessons to show how important the railways are.
Thank you, Paul. I went back and looked. Rugby had approx. 1.6 million passengers in 2011.
Rugby isnt even the busiest station in Warwickshire (Leamington Spa is) and it’s probably not in the top 100 for the country. Why did you think it would be so busy?
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