West Lancashire Railway Statistics

There are twelve railway stations in West Lancashire.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Ormskirk 1,820,516
  2. 2 Town Green 360,580
  3. 3 Burscough Bridge 165,298
  4. 4 Aughton Park 139,550
  5. 5 Appley Bridge 130,716
  6. 6 Parbold 98,350
  7. 7 Burscough Junction 40,270
  8. 8 Upholland 21,698
  9. 9 Rufford 17,674
  10. 10 Bescar Lane 2,190

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Hoscar 914
  2. 2 New Lane 2,188
  3. 3 Bescar Lane 2,190
  4. 4 Rufford 17,674
  5. 5 Upholland 21,698

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for West Lancashire peaked during 2019-20 with 3,747,538 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 22% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 75% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for West Lancashire table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,280,233
1998-991,307,169
1999-001,461,012
2000-011,465,422
2001-021,443,536
2002-031,386,749
2003-04 
2004-051,413,096
2005-061,516,208
2006-071,572,899
2007-081,632,068
2008-092,028,950
2009-101,978,602
2010-111,816,374
2011-121,604,594
2012-131,600,902
2013-143,238,586
2014-153,309,628
2015-163,309,628
2016-173,578,390
2017-183,238,566
2018-193,509,562
2019-203,747,538
2020-21835,778
2021-222,501,636
2022-232,799,944
2023-24