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What is the busiest station in the UK?
Stratford
List of busiest railway stations in Great Britain
| Rank | Railway Station | Annual entries/exits (millions) 2020–21 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stratford | 13.985 |
| 2 | London Victoria | 13.791 |
| 3 | London Bridge | 13.764 |
| 4 | London Waterloo | 12.215 |
What is the busiest train station in the UK 2020?
From April 2020 to March 2021, Stratford (London) was the busiest station in Great Britain with close to 14 million people entering and exiting the station that year. The London Victoria station came in second with approximately 13.8 million people entering and exiting.
What is the busiest station outside London?
Birmingham New Street was the busiest station outside London, with 7.4 million passengers. Scotland’s most used station was Glasgow Central (5.3 million), while Cardiff Central (2 million) took top spot in Wales. The figures are based primarily on ticket sales.
What is the most used Tube station?
Waterloo – 91.3 million journeys each year As well as being the busiest in the UK, Waterloo Station is the largest in terms of floor space and has the greatest number of platforms. The Underground station is served by the Northern and Jubilee Lines.
What is the busiest railway station outside London?
Birmingham station still busiest outside London but passenger numbers plummet
- Birmingham Moor Street – 1.5 million in 2020-21, 7.2 million in 2019-20.
- Stafford – 574,200 in 2020-21, 2.5 million in 2019-20.
Is the Elizabeth line part of the underground?
The trains and tunnels The Elizabeth line is unique on the London Underground in that surface stock trains – as big as the S stock than run on the Metropolitan and District lines – run in tube tunnels under the Capital, and far out into Berkshire and Essex on the surface.
Where will the Elizabeth line go?
The Elizabeth line will run from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through 42km of new tunnels under London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The new railway, operated by Transport for London, will be fully integrated with London’s existing transport network.
Which London stations are the UK’s busiest?
The sun rises behind the stones as people gather for the winter solstice at Stonehenge. London stations made up nine out of 10 of the UK’s busiest stations, with London Waterloo once again the most-used hub with more than 94 million entries and exits.
Which are Britain’s busiest and quietest railway stations?
Britain’s busiest and quietest railway stations have been revealed in figures from the rail regulator. Its data showed the quietest station, Shippea Hill in Cambridgeshire, had just 22 entries and exits across the whole of last year. London Waterloo was the busiest station, with more than 99.2 million entries and exits in the last year.
Where are the most used railway stations in the UK?
Across Scotland, Glasgow Central remained the most used station with 5.3 million entries and exits, a fall from 32.5 million in 2019-20, while Cardiff Central in Wales remained the nation’s busiest with just under 2 million journeys compared to more than 12 million the year before.
Which London tube station has the busiest entrance and exit?
London Waterloo was the busiest station, with more than 99.2 million entries and exits in the last year.