Lelant Saltings Railway Station

LELANTS LTS | 3498

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Lelant Saltings station is managed by Great Western Railway and is located in Cornwall within the South West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 474 journeys were made between Lelant Saltings and St Ives—that's 75% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Lelant Saltings peaked during 2017-18 with 145,110 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 0% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 1% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Lelant Saltings table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	16,593
1998-99	9,950
1999-00	99,778
2000-01	28,874
2001-02	15,378
2002-03	17,001
2003-04
2004-05	18,281
2005-06	23,774
2006-07	653
2007-08	251
2008-09	512
2009-10	622
2010-11	17,224
2011-12	101,284
2012-13	107,780
2013-14	114,932
2014-15	116,798
2015-16	125,064
2016-17	121,258
2017-18	145,110
2018-19	138,012
2019-20	84,522
2020-21	392
2021-22	568
2022-23	652
2023-24	630
2024-25

Data Notes

2021-2022: The Park and Ride at Lelant Saltings was relocated to St Erth during 2019-20 and the train service at Lelant Saltings was reduced. The train service was increased at nearby Lelant.
2020-2021: The Park and Ride at Lelant Saltings was relocated to St Erth during 2019-20 and the train service at Lelant Saltings was reduced. The train service was increased at nearby Lelant.
2019-2020: Park and Ride at Lelant Saltings has been relocated to St Erth, therefore the train service at Lelant Saltings has been reduced, and has been increased at nearby Lelant
2011-2012: Improved data due to inclusion of St Ives branch Ranger tickets (additional 79,000 entries and exits)
2010-2011: Switch to point-to-points from St Ives Bay Line Ranger
2005-2006: Changes in St Ives Summer Park & Ride Trains
2003-2004: Estimates of station usage for the year April 2003 to March 2004 were not produced.
2001-2002: The trend in entries and exits are settling after the eclipse of 1999
2000-2001: We suggested that the eclipse in 1999 caused the increase in usage of over 20% last year. This ties in with the fact that the station experienced a decrease in usage of more than 20% this year, as usage has returned to a more typical level.
1999-2000: Possibly Tourism - eclipse Aug99