Preston Railway Station

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Preston station is managed by Avanti West Coast and is located in Preston within the North West area of England.

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Preston peaked during 2019-20 with 4,936,870 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 98% by 2024.

Passenger Estimates for Preston table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-982,740,882
1998-992,731,557
1999-002,841,821
2000-012,800,590
2001-022,923,961
2002-032,779,766
2003-04 
2004-053,085,086
2005-063,246,164
2006-073,418,215
2007-083,646,720
2008-093,725,832
2009-103,880,406
2010-114,168,974
2011-124,391,608
2012-134,436,290
2013-144,508,550
2014-154,557,510
2015-164,621,590
2016-174,885,016
2017-184,858,458
2018-194,646,028
2019-204,936,870
2020-211,155,972
2021-224,165,132
2022-234,236,536
2023-244,835,240