Nelson Railway Station

NLSN NEL | 2565
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Nelson station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Pendle within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 21,778 journeys were made between Nelson and Blackburn—that's 21% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Nelson peaked during 2013-14 with 146,768 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 24% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 74% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Nelson table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-9867,565
1998-9964,070
1999-0068,203
2000-0170,593
2001-0265,164
2002-0357,047
2003-04 
2004-0566,119
2005-0670,692
2006-0778,873
2007-0884,120
2008-0983,462
2009-10100,816
2010-11116,814
2011-12129,566
2012-13139,094
2013-14146,768
2014-15131,864
2015-16129,762
2016-17132,970
2017-18123,230
2018-1997,446
2019-20121,256
2020-2128,748
2021-2290,644
2022-2390,272
2023-24104,730
2024-25