Headbolt Lane Railway Station

HBOLTN HBL | 4250

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

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Figures for 2023-24 show that 1,078 journeys were made between Headbolt Lane and Swansea—that's 31% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Llanelli.

Passenger numbers for Headbolt Lane peaked during 2013-14 with 4,778 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 2% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 70% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Headbolt Lane table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	2,441
1998-99	2,394
1999-00	2,371
2000-01	2,987
2001-02	2,874
2002-03	3,916
2003-04
2004-05	3,677
2005-06	3,731
2006-07	2,339
2007-08	3,535
2008-09	3,672
2009-10	3,872
2010-11	4,270
2011-12	3,886
2012-13	4,388
2013-14	4,778
2014-15	4,362
2015-16	3,710
2016-17	4,076
2017-18	3,274
2018-19	3,632
2019-20	3,442
2020-21	82
2021-22	1,428
2022-23	2,404
2023-24	3,488
2024-25