Bradford Railway Statistics

There are sixteen railway stations in Bradford.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Bradford Interchange 2,328,886
  2. 2 Bradford Forster Square 1,425,866
  3. 3 Keighley 1,325,068
  4. 4 Ilkley 1,175,906
  5. 5 Shipley 1,129,942
  6. 6 Bingley 938,782
  7. 7 Saltaire 669,378
  8. 8 Menston 591,642
  9. 9 Steeton and Silsden 528,692
  10. 10 Burley-In-Wharfedale 492,382

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Ben Rhydding 192,156
  2. 2 Baildon 198,294
  3. 3 Low Moor 250,298
  4. 4 Apperley Bridge 388,504
  5. 5 Crossflatts 396,548

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Crossflatts peaked during 2016-17 with 15,949,754 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 29% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 0% by 2024.

Passenger Estimates for Crossflatts table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-985,732,961
1998-996,224,663
1999-006,789,981
2000-016,606,852
2001-026,234,066
2002-036,499,462
2003-04 
2004-058,382,364
2005-068,717,784
2006-079,006,204
2007-089,343,734
2008-0912,312,550
2009-1012,494,108
2010-1114,023,663
2011-1214,370,382
2012-1314,495,214
2013-1414,740,507
2014-1515,225,854
2015-1615,225,854
2016-1715,949,754
2017-1815,616,402
2018-1915,331,962
2019-2015,164,270
2020-214,462,812
2021-2210,197,130
2022-2311,982,538
2023-24