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.[1] The busiest station was London Liverpool Street for a second year.
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.[2] 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.
During 2023–24 there were 20 stations with more than 20million 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[3] | Location | Main services | Number of platforms | Interchange systems | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Liverpool Street | 94.449 | 80.448 | London | [4] | |||
| 2 | London Paddington | 66.859 | 59.182 | London | [5] | London Underground | ||
| 3 | Tottenham Court Road | 64.219 | 34.877 | London |