Paignton Railway Station

PAIGNTN PGN | 3427
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Paignton station is managed by Great Western Railway and is located in Torbay within the South West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 100,974 journeys were made between Paignton and Exeter Central—that's 16% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Paignton peaked during 2015-16 with 678,656 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 38% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 101% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Paignton table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98307,287
1998-99307,547
1999-00319,440
2000-01303,107
2001-02316,543
2002-03336,321
2003-04 
2004-05345,738
2005-06335,491
2006-07372,167
2007-08427,368
2008-09457,948
2009-10471,782
2010-11504,648
2011-12555,300
2012-13571,558
2013-14567,440
2014-15631,506
2015-16678,656
2016-17677,904
2017-18672,366
2018-19676,342
2019-20632,482
2020-21237,744
2021-22577,996
2022-23636,400
2023-24651,194
2024-25