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Salford Railway Statistics

There are nine railway stations in Salford.

Busiest Stations

The nine Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Salford Crescent 1,121,034
  2. 2 Salford Central 527,418
  3. 3 Walkden 241,574
  4. 4 Irlam 230,040
  5. 5 Eccles 215,838
  6. 6 Swinton 129,492
  7. 7 Patricroft 105,528
  8. 8 Moorside 30,898
  9. 9 Clifton 208

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Salford peaked during 2019-20 with 3,696,494 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 20% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 70% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Salford table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,000,550
1998-99942,635
1999-001,004,682
2000-011,055,616
2001-021,003,945
2002-03912,328
2003-04 
2004-051,093,179
2005-061,248,654
2006-071,290,472
2007-081,343,945
2008-091,995,898
2009-102,065,170
2010-112,229,844
2011-122,524,190
2012-132,393,048
2013-142,357,108
2014-152,325,516
2015-162,325,516
2016-172,744,476
2017-182,830,450
2018-193,143,748
2019-203,696,494
2020-21732,534
2021-222,246,346
2022-232,602,030
2023-24