Darwen Railway Station

DARWEN DWN | 2576
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Darwen station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Blackburn with Darwen within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 97,776 journeys were made between Darwen and Manchester Victoria—that's 32% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Darwen peaked during 2019-20 with 351,974 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 25% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 76% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Darwen table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98106,624
1998-99105,195
1999-00120,475
2000-01123,181
2001-02130,271
2002-03126,663
2003-04 
2004-05175,771
2005-06205,841
2006-07230,721
2007-08247,662
2008-09250,082
2009-10256,798
2010-11262,098
2011-12286,616
2012-13309,510
2013-14319,156
2014-15326,668
2015-16235,122
2016-17322,972
2017-18289,574
2018-19268,350
2019-20351,974
2020-2186,422
2021-22234,638
2022-23269,146
2023-24301,708
2024-25