Essex Road Railway Station

ESSEXRD EXR | 6004
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Essex Road station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) and is located in Islington within the London area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 88,696 journeys were made between Essex Road and Highbury and Islington—that's 15% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Essex Road peaked during 2017-18 with 861,234 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 26% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 73% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Essex Road table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98114,833
1998-99325,847
1999-00335,138
2000-01344,099
2001-02347,173
2002-03356,425
2003-04 
2004-05118,145
2005-06115,680
2006-07274,645
2007-08384,504
2008-09336,338
2009-10401,718
2010-11474,340
2011-12482,762
2012-13521,464
2013-14572,332
2014-15627,430
2015-16715,984
2016-17810,518
2017-18861,234
2018-19856,598
2019-20768,438
2020-21197,416
2021-22407,786
2022-23559,966
2023-24596,728
2024-25