Stratford overtakes Waterloo as Britain’s busiest railway station
Stratford in east London has overtaken London Waterloo as Britain’s busiest railway station in the past year, latest figures show.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said an estimated 14 million passengers travelled through the east London station in the year to the end of March. Passenger numbers across Britain dropped by 78% over the 12-month period due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It is the first time in 17 years that Waterloo was not the most-used station in the annual figures. Just 12.2 million people used the station in 2020-21. This was down from 86.9 million passengers a year earlier, making it the fourth busiest station.
Stratford is a key interchange, enabling people to connect with other transport routes. It is served by c2c, Greater
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