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 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
Rank
Station
Entries and Exits
1
Glasgow Central
32,465,202
2
Edinburgh
23,087,646
3
Glasgow Queen Street
16,685,760
4
Paisley Gilmour Street
3,903,776
5
Haymarket
2,980,386
Busiest Railway Stations in the North East
Rank
Station
Entries and Exits
1
Newcastle
8,815,096
2
Durham
2,732,836
3
Darlington
2,387,932
4
Middlesborough
1,312,402
5
Hartlepool
628,994
Busiest Railway Stations in the North West
Rank
Station
Entries and Exits
1
Manchester Piccadilly
32,198,704
2
Liverpool Central
16,454,940
3
Liverpool Lime Street
16,021,914
4
Manchester Victoria
9,570,816
5
Moorfields
7,361,420
Busiest Railway Stations in Yorkshire & The Humber
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