Leeds Railway Statistics

There are fifteen railway stations in Leeds.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Leeds 23,964,156
  2. 2 Guiseley 871,014
  3. 3 Horsforth 667,932
  4. 4 Burley Park 569,020
  5. 5 New Pudsey 557,310
  6. 6 Garforth 424,784
  7. 7 Cross Gates 387,372
  8. 8 Morley 326,948
  9. 9 Headingley 299,862
  10. 10 Bramley 258,202

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Cottingley 61,416
  2. 2 East Garforth 158,932
  3. 3 Micklefield 173,672
  4. 4 Woodlesford 203,356
  5. 5 Kirkstall Forge 249,948

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Leeds peaked during 2016-17 with 38,383,682 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 19% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 76% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Leeds table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-9812,467,756
1998-9913,563,070
1999-0014,386,345
2000-0113,147,059
2001-0212,548,351
2002-0313,733,012
2003-04 
2004-0518,271,840
2005-0620,014,947
2006-0721,597,773
2007-0822,482,086
2008-0928,009,162
2009-1027,577,610
2010-1130,850,064
2011-1231,590,664
2012-1332,373,574
2013-1434,185,771
2014-1535,566,730
2015-1635,566,730
2016-1738,383,682
2017-1838,343,646
2018-1937,971,442
2019-2038,228,726
2020-217,297,330
2021-2223,512,738
2022-2329,173,924
2023-24