Government figures reveal where the busiest railway stations in Doncaster are
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Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every railway station in the country, including the nine stations for which data was collected in Doncaster.
Its figures show Liverpool Street in London overtook Waterloo as the most-used station in Great Britain, which the ORR attributed to the opening of London's latest train service, the Elizabeth Line.
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Hide AdWaterloo had been the busiest station in the country in all but one of the previous 18 years, but it even dropped to third in the year to March behind Paddington, also on the Elizabeth Line.
But what about in Doncaster? Here were the most used stations in the year to March.
The Top Five Stations
1. Doncaster
With 3.6 million entries and exits into the station in 2022-23, Doncaster station topped the charts as the busiest train station in the area.
2. Mexborough
This was followed by Mexborough station, which saw people enter and exit 122,000 times last year.
3. Adwick
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Hide AdIn third was Adwick – 121,000 entries and exits were recorded there.
4. Bentley
Just behind on 113,000 entries and exits was Bentley.
5. Thorne North
And rounding out the top five was Thorne North, with 101,000 entries and exits.
Elsewhere in Britain
The busiest stations outside London were Birmingham New Street, Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly.