# List of busiest railway stations in Great Britain

This is a list of the busiest railway stations in Great Britain on the National Rail network for the 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 financial year. The dataset records increased levels of mobility when compared with the 2022–23 data although still not fully recovered from the peak of 2019–20. During 2023–24 there were 1,610million passenger journeys on the network, compared to 1,385million in 2022–23 and 1,739 million in 2019–20. The busiest station was London Liverpool Street for a second year.

## Methodology

The figures are collected by the Office of Rail and Road, and are estimates based on ticket usage data use of an Origin Destination Matrix, a comprehensive matrix of rail flows between stations throughout Great Britain in the financial year of 2023–24. The data count entries and exits at any station. Note that the data covers mainland Great Britain and surrounding small islands (such as the Isle of Wight), not the United Kingdom, and so exclude tickets within Northern Ireland and Eurostar. There are various further limits to the data due to the variety of ticketing options available on rail services within the UK; these are outlined in full in the report on the data. Only tickets sold for National Rail services are included; some stations may also be served by underground metro or urban light rail networks. Stations serving solely the London Underground, light rail, special tours or heritage railways are therefore excluded. The London Overground and Elizabeth line are included in the data. Data for 2023–24 was published on 21 November 2024.

## All stations

During 2023–24 there were 20 stations with more than 20 million entries and exits, compared to 18 stations the previous year and 20 in 2019–20.
| Rank | Railway station | Annual entries/exits (millions) 2023–24 | Annual entries/exits (millions) 2022–23 | Location | Main services | Number of platforms | Interchange systems |
| 1 | London Liverpool Street | 94.449 | 80.448 | London | Great Eastern Main LineWest Anglia Main LineElizabeth lineLondon Overground | 19 | London Underground |
| 2 | London Paddington | 66.859 | 59.182 | London | Great Western Main LineSouth Wales Main LineReading to Plymouth LineElizabeth line | 15 | London Underground |
| 3 | Tottenham Court Road | 64.219 | 34.877 | London | Elizabeth line | 2 | London Underground |
| 4 | London Waterloo | 62.525 | 57.789 | London | South West Main LineWest of England Main Line | 24 | London Underground |
| 5 | Stratford | 56.570 | 44.136 | London | Great Eastern Main LineLea Valley linesElizabeth lineLondon Overground | 9 | London UndergroundDocklands Light Railway |
| 6 | London Victoria | 50.829 | 45.563 | London | Brighton Main LineChatham Main Line | 19 | London Underground |
| 7 | London Bridge | 50.045 | 47.657 | London | South Eastern Main LineBrighton Main LineThameslink | 15 | London Underground |
| 8 | Farringdon | 46.049 | 31.459 | London | ThameslinkElizabeth line | 4 | London Underground |
| 9 | Bond Street | 38.307 | 19.400 | London | Elizabeth line | 2 | London Underground |
| 10 | London Euston | 36.185 | 31.318 | London | West Coast Main LineLondon Overground | 18 | London Underground |
| 11 | London St Pancras International | 35.959 | 33.296 | London | Midland Main LineThameslinkHigh Speed 1 | 15 | London UndergroundEurostar |
| 12 | Whitechapel | 35.246 | 23.307 | London | London OvergroundElizabeth line | 4 | London Underground |
| 13 | Birmingham New Street | 33.335 | 30.726 | Birmingham | West Coast Main LineCross Country Route | 12 | West Midlands Metro |
| 14 | Manchester Piccadilly | 25.776 | 23.558 | Manchester | West Coast Main Line | 14 | Manchester Metrolink |
| 15 | Glasgow Central | 24.964 | 20.767 | Glasgow | West Coast Main Line | 17 | Glasgow Subway |
| 16 | Leeds | 24.891 | 23.964 | Leeds | East Coast Main LineMidland Main LineCross Country Route | 18 | |
| 17 | London King's Cross | 24.483 | 23.287 | London | East Coast Main Line | 11 | London Underground |
| 18 | Clapham Junction | 22.858 | 20.790 | London | South West Main LineWest of England Main LineBrighton Main LineLondon Overground | 17 | |
| 19 | Highbury & Islington | 21.827 | 20.601 | London | Northern City LineLondon Overground | 6 | London Underground |
| 20 | Edinburgh Waverley | 21.307 | 18.213 | Edinburgh | East Coast Main Line West Coast Main Line | 20 | Edinburgh Trams |