Which are the busiest and least used railway stations in the UK?

Updated: 1st December 2020

In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020, here we look at the busiest and least used railway stations in the UK.

The top 10 busiest UK Stations

The top 10 busiest UK Stations outside of London

The least busiest UK Stations

✝ The least used station in 2019-20 was Berney Arms in Norfolk with 42 entries and exits.
The 90% fall in usage at this station, the largest percentage decrease in 2019-20, is due to
the lines serving the station being closed most of the year to upgrade signalling. The
station reopened in February 2020.

Busiest Stations by Region

Busiest Railway Stations in Scotland

Busiest Railway Stations in the North East

Busiest Railway Stations in the North West

Busiest Railway Stations in Yorkshire & The Humber

Busiest Railway Stations in the East Midlands

Busiest Railway Stations in the West Midlands

Busiest Railway Stations in the East

Busiest Railway Stations in Wales

Busiest Railway Stations in South West

Busiest Railway Stations in South East

Busiest Railway Stations in London

Busiest Station Interchanges

An interchange is where a passenger needs to transfer from one train to another during
their journey from origin to destination station.

All data taken from the Estimates of Station Usage 2019-20 publication from the Office of Rail and Road, published 1 December 2020.