North Devon Railway Statistics

There are five railway stations in North Devon.

Busiest Stations

The five Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Barnstaple 536,940
  2. 2 Umberleigh 45,908
  3. 3 Kings Nympton 3,908
  4. 4 Portsmouth Arms 798
  5. 5 Chapelton 194

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for North Devon peaked during 2022-23 with 587,748 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 41% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 127% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for North Devon table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98229,293
1998-99224,526
1999-00193,695
2000-01168,069
2001-02175,444
2002-03189,994
2003-04 
2004-05206,019
2005-06223,706
2006-07252,442
2007-08277,239
2008-09302,738
2009-10323,538
2010-11365,840
2011-12400,292
2012-13419,074
2013-14423,268
2014-15470,126
2015-16470,126
2016-17489,640
2017-18482,460
2018-19471,168
2019-20463,916
2020-21190,182
2021-22460,000
2022-23587,748
2023-24