Smithy Bridge Railway Station

SMBG SMB | 2660

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Smithy Bridge station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Rochdale within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 102,190 journeys were made between Smithy Bridge and Manchester Victoria—that's 59% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Smithy Bridge peaked during 2019-20 with 205,222 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 25% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 68% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Smithy Bridge table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	72,885
1998-99	64,351
1999-00	74,879
2000-01	73,273
2001-02	67,810
2002-03	71,879
2003-04
2004-05	91,750
2005-06	98,319
2006-07	93,868
2007-08	102,499
2008-09	125,274
2009-10	134,410
2010-11	141,048
2011-12	163,064
2012-13	167,054
2013-14	146,980
2014-15	144,206
2015-16	149,152
2016-17	167,822
2017-18	166,542
2018-19	197,834
2019-20	205,222
2020-21	50,430
2021-22	123,874
2022-23	140,266
2023-24	173,418
2024-25