South Lakeland Railway Statistics

"South Lakeland" is a county in the North West region of England. There are fourteen railway stations in South Lakeland.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Oxenholme Lake District 542,270
  2. 2 Windermere 362,752
  3. 3 Ulverston 266,930
  4. 4 Kendal 155,008
  5. 5 Grange-Over-Sands 141,074
  6. 6 Arnside 106,286
  7. 7 Cark & Cartmel 84,822
  8. 8 Staveley 35,490
  9. 9 Kents Bank 26,724
  10. 10 Burneside 22,240

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Dent 9,152
  2. 2 Foxfield 13,580
  3. 3 Garsdale 15,112
  4. 4 Kirkby-In-Furness 20,192
  5. 5 Burneside 22,240

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 28% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 78% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for South Lakeland table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,067,456
1998-991,115,074
1999-001,163,211
2000-011,111,187
2001-021,076,980
2002-031,024,563
2003-04 
2004-051,163,870
2005-061,191,752
2006-071,268,061
2007-081,434,048
2008-091,443,946
2009-101,580,652
2010-111,720,462
2011-121,692,650
2012-131,768,330
2013-141,824,248
2014-151,892,046
2015-161,892,046
2016-171,976,308
2017-181,991,924
2018-191,899,432
2019-202,112,812
2020-21593,202
2021-221,900,522
2022-231,640,428
2023-24 
2024-25