Britain's "loneliest" railway station has been revealed as Elton and Orston within the East Midlands.
In accordance with figures launched by the Workplace of Rail and Highway, the Nottinghamshire station noticed a mere 68 entries and exits in 2024/25.
The station operates an restricted East Midlands Railway timetable, with only a single each day prepare heading in the direction of Nottingham and one other travelling within the path of Skegness.
Providers run solely from Monday to Saturday, leaving the station fully with out rail connections on Sundays.
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The statistics are calculated largely utilizing ticket gross sales knowledge, which means the true footfall for the statio, which has no obstacles, may very well be marginally completely different.
The station lacks any staffing, gives no seating areas for ready travellers, and offers neither rest room amenities nor raise entry.
Regardless of such minimal utilization, closing railway stations completely is difficult as it might probably typically be tough to get permission.
This explains why Elton and Orston continues for use, even because it welcomes barely multiple passenger per week on common.
In the meantime, London Liverpool Road has retained its title of the UK’s busiest railway station.
The estimated variety of entries and exits at Liverpool Road within the 12 months to the top of March was 98.0 million, regulator the Workplace of Rail and Highway (ORR) mentioned, up 3.7 per cent from 94.5 million a 12 months earlier.
London Waterloo was the second busiest station in 2024/25, with 70.4 million entries and exits. It was ranked quantity 4 throughout the earlier 12 months.
The busiest stations in England exterior London have been Birmingham New Road (36.6 million entries and exists), Manchester Piccadilly (27.4 million) and Leeds (27.3 million).
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London Waterloo, which connects the capital to the south coast, was the busiest within the UK for all however one of many 18 years as much as and together with 2021/22, however misplaced its title when the Elizabeth line opened.
London Paddington (69.9 million entries and exits) and Tottenham Courtroom Highway (68.1 million entries and exits) have been ranked third and fourth, respectively.
They’re each served by the Elizabeth line, which stretches from Studying in Berkshire and Heathrow Airport in west London to Abbey Wooden in south-east London and Shenfield in Essex.
London Bridge secured fifth place, with 54.7 million entries and exits.
The chief in Scotland was Glasgow Central (25.3 million), whereas Cardiff Central (12.5 million) took high spot in Wales.
A complete of 1.73 billion passenger journeys have been made within the 12 months to the top of March, up seven per cent from 1.61 billion within the earlier 12 months, the ORR mentioned.
Community Rail, which owns Liverpool Road station, needs to redevelop the Grade II-listed website as a part of a £1.2billion mission, which might contain constructing a mixed-use 97-metre tower block over the concourse.
A now-scrapped earlier plan for a 108-metre tower block sparked criticism from public figures similar to broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry and artist Tracey Emin. The Metropolis of London Company is predicted to decide subsequent 12 months on whether or not the newest proposal can go forward.
Elton and Orston took the title off Denton in Tameside, Larger Manchester, which was beforehand the least used station to be open all 12 months twice in a row.
The opposite least used railway stations within the UK are Shippea Hill in Cambridgeshire with simply 76 customers and Ince & Elton in Cheshire on 98 customers.
Teesside Airport, which technically stays operational, has not seen service since Could 2022, and was the least used station 4 occasions in a row, from 2010 to 2014.
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