Appledore Railway Station

APDR APD | 5003

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Appledore station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern) and is located in Ashford within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 7,276 journeys were made between Appledore and Ashford International—that's 25% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Appledore peaked during 2018-19 with 42,792 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 65% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Appledore table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	19,577
1998-99	18,030
1999-00	19,399
2000-01	15,984
2001-02	15,678
2002-03	15,459
2003-04
2004-05	21,126
2005-06	20,718
2006-07	25,693
2007-08	31,457
2008-09	32,856
2009-10	31,488
2010-11	34,182
2011-12	31,344
2012-13	36,908
2013-14	40,116
2014-15	37,464
2015-16	39,190
2016-17	35,886
2017-18	39,668
2018-19	42,792
2019-20	40,656
2020-21	9,492
2021-22	24,818
2022-23	26,478
2023-24	28,764
2024-25