Overview
- The ORR’s 2024/25 figures confirm London Liverpool Street as Britain’s busiest station with 98.0 million entries and exits, its third consecutive year at No. 1, with every top‑10 station located in London.
- Total mainline journeys rose to an estimated 1.73 billion, up 7% year on year, with the Elizabeth line driving several of the busiest flows including 8.7 million trips between Liverpool Street and Tottenham Court Road.
- Outside the capital, the busiest stations were Birmingham New Street with 36.6 million entries and exits, followed by Manchester Piccadilly on 27.4 million and Leeds on 27.3 million.
- Elton & Orston in Nottinghamshire was the least‑used station, recording just 68 entries and exits over the year.
- Network Rail’s proposed £1.2 billion upgrade of the Grade II‑listed Liverpool Street site, featuring a 97‑metre mixed‑use tower, remains under review with a City of London decision expected next year.