Polegate Railway Station

POLGATE PLG | 5455
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Polegate station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern) and is located in Wealden within the South East area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 220,952 journeys were made between Polegate and Eastbourne—that's 23% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Polegate peaked during 2014-15 with 1,027,230 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 33% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 91% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Polegate table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98515,508
1998-99558,812
1999-00665,365
2000-01660,053
2001-02699,879
2002-03724,009
2003-04 
2004-05760,287
2005-06803,598
2006-07842,432
2007-08905,954
2008-09863,544
2009-10843,276
2010-11877,804
2011-12942,448
2012-13974,850
2013-14994,289
2014-151,027,230
2015-161,027,182
2016-17850,722
2017-18908,266
2018-19972,908
2019-201,020,262
2020-21333,680
2021-22785,094
2022-23929,468
2023-24979,052
2024-25