Balham Railway Station

BALHAM BAL | 5399

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Balham station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern) and is located in Wandsworth within the London area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 442,184 journeys were made between Balham and Clapham Junction—that's 8% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Balham peaked during 2015-16 with 10,114,526 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 26% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 53% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Balham table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	1,623,938
1998-99	2,468,685
1999-00	2,696,217
2000-01	2,801,798
2001-02	2,746,281
2002-03	2,910,390
2003-04
2004-05	3,161,416
2005-06	3,236,366
2006-07	5,455,384
2007-08	5,543,764
2008-09	5,084,538
2009-10	5,052,242
2010-11	5,935,140
2011-12	6,463,982
2012-13	6,784,734
2013-14	6,916,220
2014-15	7,643,798
2015-16	10,114,526
2016-17	8,750,756
2017-18	8,463,278
2018-19	8,140,418
2019-20	7,823,990
2020-21	2,043,894
2021-22	3,688,758
2022-23	4,175,938
2023-24	5,213,410
2024-25