US EditionLondon Liverpool Street Named UK's Busiest Station Again
Entries and exits at London Liverpool Street rose 3.7% to 98 million, maintaining its lead over London Waterloo and Paddington, the Office of Rail and Road reported.
- The Office of Rail and Road said London Liverpool Street, the central London terminus, handled 98 million entries and exits in the year to the end of March, up 3.7% from the previous year.
- Data from ticket sales underpin the ORR's station rankings, and four of the top 10 stations are served by the Elizabeth line, opened 2022, reshaping the list.
- London Waterloo was the second busiest station with 70.4 million entries and exits, while London Paddington and Tottenham Court Road ranked third and fourth with 69.9 million and 68.1 million respectively; London Bridge secured fifth place with 54.7 million entries and exits.
- Network Rail has proposed a £1.2 billion redevelopment including a 97-metre tower, with the City of London Corporation expected to decide next year; a previous 108-metre plan faced criticism from Sir Stephen Fry and Tracey Emin.
- Elton and Orston station, Nottinghamshire, is served by one East Midlands Railway train per day in each direction Monday–Saturday with no Sunday service, and had just 68 entries and exits.
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Elton and Orston in Nottinghamshire had only 68 entries and exits.
London Liverpool Street's once again been named Britain's busiest railway station.
The Office of Rail and Road says there were 98-million entries and exits in the year to the end of March. Waterloo was the second busiest station in 2024/25, with 70.4 million entries and exits. Clapham Junction, which arguably used to be Britain’s busiest, came in at 18th with 24,447,510. The least-used station was Elton and Orston in Nottinghamshire, with only 68 visits in that time.
Elizabeth line drives Liverpool Street station to nearly 100 million entries and exits
London Liverpool Street has retained its title as Great Britain’s busiest railway station for the third year running, with almost 100 million entries and exits, according to figures from the Office of Rail and Road. It’s quite possible that the station could have broken the 100 million barrier if it hadn’t been closed for 8 days last Christmas (and will be again this Christmas) for engineering works. Liverpool Street station At the other end of …
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