North Kesteven Railway Statistics

There are seven railway stations in North Kesteven.

Busiest Stations

The seven Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Sleaford 231,092
  2. 2 Hykeham 113,218
  3. 3 Metheringham 68,638
  4. 4 Ruskington 61,046
  5. 5 Heckington 38,408
  6. 6 Swinderby 13,186
  7. 7 Rauceby 5,262

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for North Kesteven peaked during 2018-19 with 765,824 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 71% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for North Kesteven table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98410,650
1998-99713,444
1999-00718,216
2000-01673,546
2001-02563,805
2002-03557,976
2003-04 
2004-05552,913
2005-06599,797
2006-07648,930
2007-08591,773
2008-09600,656
2009-10583,908
2010-11603,322
2011-12656,270
2012-13622,612
2013-14598,933
2014-15633,096
2015-16633,096
2016-17704,938
2017-18735,914
2018-19765,824
2019-20743,340
2020-21172,486
2021-22503,786
2022-23530,850
2023-24