Leeds Station: The busiest stations in the UK and where Leeds ranks as passenger numbers unveiled

The latest passenger numbers for Leeds City Station have been unveiled.
Abbey Maclure
By Abbey Maclure
Published 15th Dec 2023, 11:30 GMT
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The city’s central railway station was the second busiest outside of London in the year to March, new figures show. The number of entries and exits was 24million, regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said.

The busiest stations outside London were Birmingham New Street (30.7 million), Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly (23.6 million).

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Across the UK, Liverpool Street station has replaced Waterloo as the busiest in Britain.

Leeds City Station was the second busiest outside of London in the year to March, new figures show (Photo by Bruce Rollinson/National World)Leeds City Station was the second busiest outside of London in the year to March, new figures show (Photo by Bruce Rollinson/National World)
Leeds City Station was the second busiest outside of London in the year to March, new figures show (Photo by Bruce Rollinson/National World)

The number of entries and exits at Liverpool Street was 80.4 million in the year to the end of March. The year-on-year increase of around 50 million was attributed to the opening of the Elizabeth line railway, which serves the station.

The Elizabeth line also caused Paddington to rise to second place with 59.2 million entries and exits. Waterloo fell to third place with 57.8 million entries and exits.

Glasgow Central was the most used station in Scotland (20.8 million) and Cardiff Central topped the list in Wales (10.2 million).