London Liverpool Street has topped the national rankings as Great Britain’s busiest railway station for the third consecutive year, recording 98 million entries and exits between April 2024 and March 2025. At the other end of the scale, Elton and Orston in Nottinghamshire was once again the country’s quietest station, with just 68 recorded entries and exits.
The figures, published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), underline the lasting impact of the Elizabeth line, which continues to reshape rail travel in London. Stations served by the route – including Liverpool Street, Paddington, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon and Stratford – dominate the busiest-station rankings, and six of the ten most-used station-to-station flows were on Elizabeth line services. The busiest of all was Liverpool Street to Tottenham Court Road, with 8.7 million journeys.
The top 10 most used stations in Great Britain
| 1 | London Liverpool Street | 98.0m | 1 |
| 2 | London Waterloo | 70.4m | 4 |
| 3 | London Paddington | 69.9m | 2 |
| 4 | Tottenham Court Road | 68.1m | 3 |
| 5 | London Bridge | 54.7m | 7 |
| 6 | London Victoria | 53.8m | 6 |
| 7 | Stratford (London) | 51.5m | 5 |
| 8 | Farringdon | 50.2m | 8 |
| 9 | Bond Street | 42.8m | 9 |
| 10 | London Euston | 40.2m | 10 |
The top 10 most used stations in Great Britain outside London
| 1 | Birmingham New Street | 36.6m | 1 |
| 2 | Manchester Piccadilly | 27.4m | 2 |
| 3 | Leeds | 27.3m | 4 |
| 4 | Glasgow Central | 25.3m | 3 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Waverley | 22.8m | 5 |
| 6 | Gatwick Airport | 21.2m | 6 |
| 7 | Brighton | 15.3m | 7 |
| 8 | Glasgow Queen Street | 15.0m | 8 |
| 9 | Liverpool Central | 14.8m | 10 |
| 10 | Liverpool Lime Street | 14.4m | 11 |
Birmingham New Street remains the busiest station outside the capital, with 36.6 million entries and exits. Manchester Piccadilly stays in second place with 27.4 million, while Leeds climbs to third with 27.3 million, overtaking Glasgow Central.
In Scotland, Glasgow Central (25.3 million) and Edinburgh Waverley (22.8 million) remain the network’s busiest stations. Cardiff Central continues to lead in Wales, recording 12.5 million entries and exits.
The top 5 least used stations in Great Britain
| 1 | Elton and Orston, Nottinghamshire | 68 | 9 |
| 2 | Shippea Hill, Cambridgeshire | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | Ince and Elton, Cheshire | 98 | 3 |
| 4 | Denton, Greater Manchester | 100 | 1 |
| 5 | Reddish South, Greater Manchester | 102 | 5 |
Among the least-used stations, Elton and Orston returned to the bottom of the table. Shippea Hill in Cambridgeshire (76) and Ince and Elton in Cheshire (98) also feature, while Denton in Greater Manchester – last year’s quietest station – saw usage double to 100, placing it fourth.
Feras Alshaker, director of planning and performance at the Office of Rail and Road, said: “This year’s statistics show rail usage continuing to grow around the country, and we’re also seeing the sustained impact of major investment, particularly the Elizabeth line. These insights are vital in understanding how travel patterns are changing and in planning a network that meets passenger needs.”
