Northumberland Railway Statistics

There are seventeen railway stations in Northumberland.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Berwick-Upon-Tweed 567,782
  2. 2 Morpeth 487,610
  3. 3 Hexham 336,130
  4. 4 Alnmouth 331,064
  5. 5 Cramlington 133,834
  6. 6 Prudhoe 133,694
  7. 7 Wylam 84,864
  8. 8 Haltwhistle 77,010
  9. 9 Corbridge 55,668
  10. 10 Stocksfield 38,864

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Acklington 434
  2. 2 Chathill 1,348
  3. 3 Pegswood 1,612
  4. 4 Widdrington 2,492
  5. 5 Bardon Mill 8,270

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Northumberland peaked during 2019-20 with 2,531,042 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 20% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 92% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Northumberland table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,130,021
1998-991,190,553
1999-001,257,662
2000-011,263,900
2001-021,263,272
2002-031,283,160
2003-04 
2004-051,563,667
2005-061,675,105
2006-071,672,227
2007-081,744,789
2008-091,845,024
2009-101,843,714
2010-111,952,790
2011-122,022,768
2012-132,050,550
2013-142,137,861
2014-152,211,672
2015-162,211,672
2016-172,201,992
2017-182,277,858
2018-192,346,592
2019-202,531,042
2020-21509,030
2021-222,083,164
2022-232,323,668
2023-24