List of busiest London Underground stations

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The London Underground is a rapid transit system in the United Kingdom that serves London and the neighbouring counties of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Its first section opened in 1863.[1]

The system has 272 stations.[1] In 2020, Stratford was the busiest station on the network, used by over 25.07 million passengers, while Kensington (Olympia) was the least used, with 40,000 passengers.[2]

With traveller numbers substantially reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic, this table lists the stations with 10 million users or more entering or exiting in 2020. The total of annual entries and exits for all stations in 2020 was 1.023.94 billion.[2]

Busiest London Underground stations (entries and exits, in millions)[2]
Rank (2020) Station Zone(s) 2020 2019 2018[a] 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
1
 Stratford
2/3
Decrease 25.07
Increase 64.85
Increase 64.73
Decrease 61.99
Increase 67.05
Increase 61.44
Increase 59.31
Increase 54.50
Increase 50.96
Increase 48.57
29.82
2
 London Bridge
1
Decrease 24.72
Increase 74.34
Increase 70.20
Decrease 69.05
Decrease 70.74
Decrease 71.96
Increase 74.98
Increase 69.88
Increase 67.16
Increase 65.44
60.79
3
 Victoria
1
Decrease 22.95
Increase 85.47
Increase 84.47
Decrease 79.36
Increase 83.50
Decrease 82.89
Increase 86.73
Increase 84.58
Increase 82.96
Increase 82.25
79.93
4
 King's Cross St Pancras
1
Decrease 18.84
Decrease 88.27
Decrease 89.82
Increase 97.92
Increase 95.03
Increase 93.41
Increase 91.98
Increase 84.87
Increase 80.97
Increase 77.11
72.58
5
 Waterloo
1
Decrease 16.62
Increase 82.93
Decrease 76.54
Decrease 91.27
Increase 100.36
Increase 95.14
Increase 91.49
Increase 89.40
Increase 88.16
Increase 84.12
81.57
6
 Liverpool Street
1
Decrease 16.27
Increase 67.20
Decrease 65.03
Decrease 67.74
Decrease 71.61
Decrease 73.26
Increase 73.66
Increase 67.89
Increase 64.23
Increase 63.65
62.72
7
 Finsbury Park
2
Decrease 15.82
Increase 33.44
Decrease 23.89
Decrease 31.22
Increase 32.74
Increase 28.85
Increase 28.00
Increase 27.07
Increase 26.04
Increase 24.29
23.46
8
 Vauxhall
1/2
Decrease 15.46
Increase 32.30
Decrease 30.08
Decrease 30.83
Increase 32.23
Decrease 26.83
Increase 27.51
Increase 25.15
Increase 22.84
Increase 20.87
19.30
9
 Oxford Circus
1
Decrease 14.60
Increase 78.07
Decrease 76.40
Increase 84.09
Decrease 83.26
Decrease 92.36
Increase 98.51
Increase 85.25
Increase 80.55
Increase 77.09
70.12
10
 Barking
4
Decrease 14.29
Increase 18.13
Decrease 17.87
Increase 18.20
Decrease 15.86
Increase 16.06
Increase 15.59
Increase 15.22
Increase 14.51
Increase 13.96
13.72
11
 Canary Wharf
2
Decrease 13.36
Increase 47.69
Decrease 43.62
Decrease 50.91
Increase 54.79
Increase 54.44
Increase 51.81
Increase 50.05
Increase 48.04
Increase 46.59
41.53
12
 Brixton
2
Decrease 12.74
Increase 32.03
Decrease 30.72
Decrease 32.84
Increase 33.46
Increase 30.83
Increase 29.37
Increase 27.22
Increase 24.82
Increase 22.51
21.28
13
 Paddington[b]
1
Decrease 11.42
Increase 48.61
Decrease 44.60
Decrease 48.82
Decrease 49.48
Increase 49.64
Decrease 49.28
Increase 49.71
Decrease 46.33
Increase 46.48
44.00
14
 Canning Town
2/3
Decrease 10.55
Increase 14.83
Increase 13.67
Increase 13.28
Increase 11.91
Increase 10.92
Increase 10.10
Increase 9.78
Increase 8.74
Increase 8.71
8.28
15
 Walthamstow Central
3
Decrease 10.44
Increase 18.92
Increase 17.12
Decrease 9.59
Increase 22.77
Increase 18.33
Increase 18.05
Increase 16.68
Increase 15.09
Increase 14.32
13.75
16
 Seven Sisters
3
Decrease 10.31
Decrease 17.02
Decrease 17.92
Decrease 18.33
Increase 18.61
Increase 17.52
Increase 15.97
Increase 14.46
Increase 13.25
Increase 12.53
12.43

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The method of calculating usage changed in 2018 from estimates based on survey counts carried out on a few days to actual counts of gate entry date for each day.[2]
  2. ^ The two Paddington stations operate as a combined station with shared usage statistics.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "London Underground". Transport for London. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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