London Liverpool Street stays busiest railway station in UK | EUROtoday

London Liverpool Street has retained its title of Britain’s busiest railway station as passenger numbers soared over the previous 12 months, new figures present.

The estimated variety of folks getting into and exiting the station from March 2023/24 was 94.5 million, mentioned the Office of Rail and Road.

This is 17.5% larger than the determine final 12 months of 80.4 million. The bounce in passengers is because of elevated use of the Elizabeth line.

London Paddington maintained its place as second busiest station.

Tottenham Court Road, which is just served by Elizabeth line trains, rose from seventh spot to 3rd place, with 64.2 million passenger entries and exits.

At the opposite finish of the dimensions, Denton in Greater Manchester was the least-used railway station with 54 entries and exits over the previous 12 months.

The Elizabeth line stretches from Reading, in Berkshire, and Heathrow Airport, in west London, to Abbey Wood, in south-east London, and Shenfield, in Essex.

The line opened in May 2022.