Carnforth Railway Station

CRNF CNF | 2640
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Carnforth station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Lancaster within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 65,914 journeys were made between Carnforth and Lancaster—that's 38% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Carnforth peaked during 2013-14 with 206,590 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 27% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 86% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Carnforth table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98110,164
1998-99107,814
1999-00112,957
2000-01103,958
2001-0298,461
2002-03105,046
2003-04 
2004-05149,649
2005-06157,240
2006-07150,824
2007-08174,644
2008-09176,918
2009-10179,602
2010-11196,972
2011-12191,306
2012-13196,470
2013-14206,590
2014-15204,196
2015-16206,572
2016-17198,270
2017-18175,378
2018-19166,556
2019-20189,000
2020-2151,772
2021-22151,484
2022-23162,400
2023-24174,598
2024-25