Herne Bay Railway Station

HRNEBAY HNB | 5174

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Herne Bay station is managed by Southeastern and is located in Canterbury within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 143,206 journeys were made between Herne Bay and Faversham—that's 19% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Herne Bay peaked during 2018-19 with 984,462 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 30% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 75% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Herne Bay table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	556,484
1998-99	552,960
1999-00	579,242
2000-01	641,803
2001-02	650,177
2002-03	687,167
2003-04
2004-05	699,742
2005-06	736,048
2006-07	762,109
2007-08	808,957
2008-09	819,908
2009-10	779,350
2010-11	778,582
2011-12	794,820
2012-13	773,498
2013-14	802,914
2014-15	838,324
2015-16	931,154
2016-17	955,804
2017-18	980,480
2018-19	984,462
2019-20	941,976
2020-21	279,180
2021-22	634,886
2022-23	701,824
2023-24	748,286
2024-25