THE most used railway stations in Bradford and surrounding areas have been revealed. 

There were an estimated 2.3 million entries and exits from Bradford Interchange railway station between April 2023 and March 2024, according to regulator the Office of Rail and Road.

It was the most used in the Bradford area, with Bradford Forster Square recording 1.4 million entries and exits.

Meanwhile, Keighley had 1.3 million entries and exits, Skipton and Ilkley both had 1.2 million entries and exits, and Shipley had 1.1 million entries and exits.

Bradford Interchange was ranked seventh in a table for the most-used railway stations in the whole of the Yorkshire and Humber region.

It came behind Hull (2.6 million entries and exits); Huddersfield (3 million entries and exits); Doncaster (3.9 million entries and exits); York (9.2 million entries and exits); Sheffield (9.4 million entries and exits) and, in first place, Leeds (24.9 million entries and exits).

Meanwhile, Cononley was the least used railway station in our area, recording 171,000 entries and exits between April 2023 and March 2024.

Nationally, London Liverpool Street was Britain's busiest railway station, recording 94.5 million entries and exits. 

Feras Alshaker, director of planning and performance at the Office of Rail and Road, said: "These statistics provide crucial insights for passengers, the rail industry and its stakeholders."

List of entries and exits for railway stations in Bradford and surrounding areas between April 2023 and March 2024

  • Leeds - 24.9 million entries and exits

  • Huddersfield - 3 million entries and exits

  • Bradford Interchange - 2.3 million entries and exits

  • Halifax - 1.6 million entries and exits

  • Bradford Forster Square - 1.4 million entries and exits 

  • Keighley - 1.3 million entries and exits

  • Skipton - 1.2 million entries and exits

  • Ilkley - 1.2 million entries and exits

  • Shipley - 1.1 million entries and exits

  • Bingley - 939,000 entries and exits

  • Guiseley - 921,000 entries and exits

  • Horsforth - 740,000 entries and exits

  • Saltaire - 669,000 entries and exits

  • Pudsey - 666,000 entries and exits

  • Menston - 592,000 entries and exits

  • Steeton & Silsden - 529,000 entries and exits

  • Burley-in-Wharfedale - 492,000 entries and exits

  • Frizinghall - 403,000 entries and exits

  • Crossflatts - 397,000 entries and exits

  • Apperley Bridge - 389,000 entries and exits

  • Brighouse - 368,000 entries and exits

  • Mirfield - 357,000 entries and exits

  • Low Moor - 250,000 entries and exits

  • Baildon - 198,000 entries and exits

  • Cononley - 171,000 entries and exits