please empty your brain below
Slightly disappointed that Berney Arms isn't in the top 10. And doesn't Gainsborough Central do rather poorly as well in terms of passengers? (Goes off to check the spreadsheet...)

Geofftech | Homepage | 15.12.11 - 7:47 a.m. | #

So Waterloo continues to be the busiest, even without Eurostar. I think it's a pity that Eurostar was moved.
Surprising that Surbiton is busier than Richmond, considering that Richmond is an interchange whereas Surbiton only has National Rail.
I imagine that Shepherds Bush has got a lot busier since Westfields opened, so it will be interesting to see next years figures for Stratford, as they will be boosted by Westfields Stratford and the Olympics.

John | 15.12.11 - 8:07 a.m. | #

Newhaven Marine - zero?

Andrew | 15.12.11 - 8:31 a.m. | #

I've always wanted to know 'do you have to wear an anorak when you read this post'. ;-)

Michael | 15.12.11 - 9:41 a.m. | #

I think that the changes in position in busiest tube stations is down to capacity not popularity. I am sure if Victoria could physically cope with all the potential passengers it would be number one. And one wonders how the relatively tiny Leicester Square copes with almost as many passengers as busy, big, bustling Piccadilly Circus. The stations that are constrained by capacity are bound to go down the list as their numbers remain static whilst tube travel as a whole is increasing steadily.

Pedantic of Purley | 15.12.11 - 10:09 a.m. | #

I think it is amazing that there are only 3 stations in the UK , outside the London termini, that are busier than East Croydon.

Brian | 15.12.11 - 10:14 a.m. | #

Yes, I was going to ask about Newhaven Marine (and other stations which only see Parliamentary (ghost) trains.) But I presume that stations that *cannot* have any passengers are excluded from the statistics?

Sarah | Homepage | 15.12.11 - 10:51 a.m. | #

Denton (which only sees one train a week) has seen its entry/exit figures rise from 56 in 2008/09 to 496 in 2009/10.

I suspect a lot of the stations servered by Parly services have seen their numbers increase as collectors of rare tickets buy tickets there without ever travelling.

Adrian | 15.12.11 - 11:58 a.m. | #

I think Teesside/Tees-Side Airport (two trains per week, both on a Sunday), Reddish South (one train per week, request stop) and Pilning (two train per week, both on Saturday) have what might be termed a Parliamentary service.

Coombe has two trains per day, and the others all seem to have at least one service per day, although Chapelton is also a request stop!

Is there a definitive list somewhere?

Andrew | 15.12.11 - 11:58 a.m. | #

@ sarah: Newhaven marine no longer features on the online National Rail journey planner, so presumably it's no longer possible to buy a ticket to/from there.

Adrian | 15.12.11 - 11:59 a.m. | #

Very interesting list as ever. As for Newhaven Marine - Goeff (first commenter!) put up a YouTube video of the station. I think there is a poster saying passengers with a ticket to that station can call for a taxi - but of course it's not actually possible to buy a ticket to Newhaven Marine in order to try it out (and they did try calling the number on the video). But it does still have a train, but no one (not even the driver) is permitted on or off.

Jon Combe | 15.12.11 - 12:43 p.m. | #

If you take into account passengers which use the station to change train and add them to the ins and outs the ranking probably changes quite a bit (couldn't download the spreadsheet to check, it asked for a login).

Stroppycow | 15.12.11 - 1:30 p.m. | #

It's interesting how the quieter tube stations (other than Upminster Bridge) seem to be on the far reaches of the Central or Metropolitan lines.

In addition, Stratford International is conspicuous by its presence in the list of London's least busy National Rail stations. Is that because no international trains actually stop there, I wonder?

Andrewh | Homepage | 15.12.11 - 5:40 p.m. | #

Presumably the Olympic Javelin will increase throughput at Stratford International substantially next year, but then it will fall precipitately again in 2013.

Andrew | 15.12.11 - 7:17 p.m. | #

Is that Paddington figure a combined one for the 2 stations?

With the Circle Line split presumably more eastbound travellers will use the H&C platforms now, rather than the 'circle' platforms, though you still see a lot of passengers with luggage changing at Edgware Road, so I wonder if everyone understands the new arrangements, especially tourists?

Mikey C | 15.12.11 - 8:53 p.m. | #

I'm slightly surprised that Liverpool Central ranks so highly given that it is only served by Merseyrail local services. All the others are long-distance hubs of some description.

Rob.Stoke | 15.12.11 - 9:58 p.m. | #

Speaking as someone for whom Morden South (tiny orbital branch line outpost situated far too close to the stops on either side with a catchment area principally composed of public parkland and a tube depot) is a relatively local station: how does it feel to have 600 fewer passengers wanting to use Stratford International, DfT?

Was there ever a more evocative station name than Sugar Loaf? It's a shame Flanders and Swann didn't use that one.

I see all three of the intermediate stops on the Greenford branch are now represented. What with that plus Birkbeck, Emerson Park and the Sudburys, halfway along a minor link line doesn't seem like a happy place to site a station. Where's Sundridge Park in all this?

I reckon Sudbury & Harrow Road has a pretty parliamentary service. No weekend service, four trains to Marylebone on a weekday (all in the early morning or am peak) plus four trains northbound (three in pm peak and one bizarre one which calls at 0700, has exactly one other stop at South Ruislip and doesn't go beyond West Ruislip). 13000 passengers successfully catching one of the aforementioned is pretty astonishing!

swirlythingy | Homepage | 15.12.11 - 11:03 p.m. | #

No mention of any of the Hesthrow stations?

| 16.12.11 - 8:05 a.m. | #

Stratford International has always well-used when I have been there. During the morning peak, around 50 people would get off each train while I was watching. Presumably, they returned in the evening.

It may be useless for international trains, but it is rather handy for travelling between Essex and Kent. Actually, it's not so useless for international travel. Eurostar have really put up their prices, and if you need to book just a few days ahead, the cross-chanel ferry is quite a restful way to save money.

Max Roberts | Homepage | 16.12.11 - 8:07 a.m. | #

Newhaven marine video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTmumbrKohs

which, i should point out was inspired by DG's excellent post on Newhaven, along with the Ian Marchant programme on Radio 4 on the same subject.

Geofftech | Homepage | 16.12.11 - 8:22 a.m. | #

I'm sure Liverpool Central should read Liverpool Lime Street.

James | 17.12.11 - 6:37 p.m. | #











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