Royston Railway Station

ROYSTON RYS | 6090

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Royston station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) and is located in North Hertfordshire within the East of England area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 301,816 journeys were made between Royston and Cambridge—that's 24% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Royston peaked during 2016-17 with 1,483,338 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 20% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 75% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Royston table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	712,179
1998-99	803,120
1999-00	845,555
2000-01	870,552
2001-02	901,813
2002-03	935,438
2003-04
2004-05	1,026,983
2005-06	1,060,800
2006-07	1,079,220
2007-08	1,147,905
2008-09	1,155,024
2009-10	1,112,974
2010-11	1,193,950
2011-12	1,217,514
2012-13	1,229,092
2013-14	1,300,508
2014-15	1,394,104
2015-16	1,434,684
2016-17	1,483,338
2017-18	1,477,616
2018-19	1,467,154
2019-20	1,435,616
2020-21	289,662
2021-22	835,428
2022-23	1,081,014
2023-24	1,272,012
2024-25