Cheshire West and Chester Railway Statistics

There are twenty-one railway stations in Cheshire West and Chester.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Chester 4,121,592
  2. 2 Hooton 629,702
  3. 3 Ellesmere Port 428,552
  4. 4 Bache 346,922
  5. 5 Overpool 192,112
  6. 6 Greenbank 184,316
  7. 7 Frodsham 182,600
  8. 8 Hartford 177,106
  9. 9 Winsford 174,170
  10. 10 Capenhurst 170,728

Least Used Stations

The ten Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Ince and Elton 130
  2. 2 Mouldsworth 25,712
  3. 3 Acton Bridge 33,040
  4. 4 Neston 33,242
  5. 5 Delamere 48,882
  6. 6 Lostock Gralam 54,108
  7. 7 Cuddington 66,064
  8. 8 Helsby 89,258
  9. 9 Northwich 150,598
  10. 10 Little Sutton 150,754

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Cheshire West and Chester peaked during 2019-20 with 8,925,004 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 81% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Cheshire West and Chester table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-983,256,211
1998-993,621,454
1999-003,601,821
2000-013,426,196
2001-023,381,235
2002-033,529,068
2003-04 
2004-053,608,812
2005-063,752,561
2006-073,778,740
2007-084,154,165
2008-094,702,302
2009-105,203,724
2010-115,480,418
2011-125,421,574
2012-135,474,416
2013-147,396,632
2014-157,904,538
2015-167,904,538
2016-178,208,946
2017-188,030,212
2018-198,639,070
2019-208,925,004
2020-212,070,730
2021-226,067,246
2022-237,259,588
2023-24