The figures are in, as data from On Time Trains has revealed the most and least used stations across the UK for 2024, based on the average number of passengers who enter and exit each station every day.
Today we’re ranking Bromley’s most and least used train stations across the borough, from the 26 stations within its boundaries.
According to data, Bromley South was ranked to be Bromley’s busiest station and the 79th busiest station in the UK, with an average of 16,397 entries and exits a day.
Over the last 6 months, Bromley South had 64,246 services and has been the 1,191st best out of 2,639 stations with an 85 percent performance score.
Further data revealed that 49 percent of trains were on time in 2024, with 28 percent of trains late by between one and two minutes.
The station, managed by Southeastern, has services running to Central London as well as parts of Kent, with commuters able to travel to popular locations like Canterbury, Margate and Whitstable.
The least used station in Bromley for 2024 was revealed by data to be Birkbeck station with just 226 visits a day, ranking it as the 1,783rd busiest station in the UK.
The station is operated by Southern and serves as part of the line running between Beckenham Junction and London Bridge.
According to On Time Trains, 64 percent of trains at Birkbeck were on time, with 31 percent of trains late between one and two minutes.
Here’s the full list:
- Bromley South (Southeastern) – 79th busiest, 16,397 entries/exits per day
- Orpington (Southeastern) – 110th busiest, 12,564 entries/exits per day
- Crystal Palace (London Overground) – 185th busiest, 7,523 entries/exits per day
- Beckenham Junction (Southeastern) – 315th busiest, 4,474 entries/exits per day
- Petts Wood (Southeastern) – 323rd busiest, 4,374 entries/exits per day
- St Mary Cray (Southeastern) – 403rd busiest, 3,475 entries/exits per day
- Penge East (Southeastern) – 425th busiest, 3,264 entries/exits per day
- Shortlands (Southeastern) – 465th busiest, 2,941 entries/exits per day
- Clock House (Southeastern) – 513th busiest, 2,657 entries/exits per day
- Chislehurst (Southeastern) – 521st busiest, 2,627 entries/exits per day
- Anerley (London Overground) – 530th busiest, 2,589 entries/exits per day
- Elmstead Woods (Southeastern) – 564th busiest, 2,379 entries/exits per day
- Hayes (Southeastern) – 572nd busiest, 2,344 entries/exits per day
- Kent House (Southeastern) – 619th busiest, 2,136 entries/exits per day
- Elmers End (Southeastern) – 649th busiest, 2,025 entries/exits per day
- West Wickham (Southeastern) – 659th busiest, 1,975 entries/exits per day
- Bickley (Southeastern) – 674th busiest, 1,895 entries/exits per day
- New Beckenham (Southeastern) – 691st busiest, 1,827 entries/exits per day
- Penge West (London Overground) – 705th busiest, 1,776 entries/exits per day
- Chelsfield (Southeastern) – 781st busiest, 1,505 entries/exits per day
- Eden Park (Southeastern) – 811th busiest, 1,427 entries/exits per day
- Ravensbourne (Thameslink) – 1,264th busiest, 617 entries/exits per day
- Bromley North (Southeastern) – 1,318th busiest, 553 entries/exits per day
- Sundridge Park (Southeastern) – 1,411th busiest, 484 entries/exits per day
- Knockholt (Southeastern) – 1,432nd busiest, 465 entries/exits per day
- Birkbeck (Southern) – 1,783rd busiest, 226 entries/exits per day
