This is a list of busiest London Underground stations for the 2022 calendar year. The dataset records patterns of mobility for the first full year after travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom were completely eliminated, with increased levels of mobility when compared with the 2021 data although still not fully recovered from 2019.
The London Underground is a rapid transit system in the United Kingdom that serves London and the neighbouring counties of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Its first section opened in 1863. Annualised entry/exit counts were recorded at 270 stations in 2022. [lower-alpha 1] In 2022, King's Cross St Pancras was the busiest station on the network, used by over 69.94 million passengers, while Roding Valley was the least used with 259,271 passengers. [lower-alpha 2] Data for 2022 was published on 4 October 2023. [1]
This table shows the busiest stations with over 33 million entries and exits in 2022.
Rank (2022) | Station | Zone(s) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 [lower-alpha 3] | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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1 | King's Cross St Pancras | 69.94 | 36.73 | 18.84 | 88.27 | 89.82 | 97.92 | 95.03 | 93.41 | 91.98 | 84.87 | |
2 | Waterloo | 68.72 | 29.87 | 16.62 | 82.93 | 76.54 | 91.27 | 100.36 | 95.14 | 91.49 | 89.40 | |
3 | Victoria | 56.43 | 33.48 | 22.95 | 85.47 | 84.47 | 79.36 | 83.50 | 82.89 | 86.73 | 84.58 | |
4 | London Bridge | 56.20 | 30.86 | 24.72 | 74.34 | 70.20 | 69.05 | 70.74 | 71.96 | 74.98 | 69.88 | |
5 | Liverpool Street | 55.83 | 26.60 | 16.27 | 67.20 | 65.03 | 67.74 | 71.61 | 73.26 | 73.66 | 67.89 | |
6 | Oxford Circus | 54.02 | 32.86 | 14.60 | 78.07 | 76.40 | 84.09 | 83.26 | 92.36 | 98.51 | 85.25 | |
7 | Tottenham Court Road [lower-alpha 4] | 48.95 | 16.04 | 6.04 | 41.99 | 38.73 | 41.33 | 39.35 | 16.25 | 36.76 | 38.06 | |
8 | Stratford [lower-alpha 5] | 47.88 | 29.10 | 25.07 | 64.85 | 64.73 | 61.99 | 67.05 | 61.44 | 59.31 | 54.50 | |
9 | Paddington [lower-alpha 6] | 46.65 | 20.44 | 11.42 | 48.61 | 44.60 | 48.82 | 49.48 | 49.64 | 49.28 | 49.71 | |
10 | Bond Street | 35.41 | 15.69 | 9.68 | 37.49 | 36.75 | 38.80 | 39.53 | 37.12 | 19.80 | 39.65 | |
11 | Bank and Monument [lower-alpha 7] | 34.40 | 17.66 | 8.59 | 61.79 | 54.77 | 61.80 | 64.26 | 57.51 | 52.31 | 48.88 |
Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a London railway station and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area. The site has been the London terminus of services provided by the Great Western Railway and its successors since 1838. Much of the main line station dates from 1854 and was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. As of the 2022–23 Office of Rail & Road Statistics, it is the second busiest station in the United Kingdom, after London Liverpool Street, with 59.2 million entries and exits.
Roding Valley is a London Underground station situated in Buckhurst Hill in the Epping Forest district of Essex, straddling the boundary between that council and Greater London. The station is on the Hainault loop of the Central line between Chigwell and Woodford stations. However, geographically it is midway between Woodford and Buckhurst Hill stations. It is located between Station Way and Cherry Tree Rise. Since 2 January 2007, the station has been in Travelcard Zone 4.
Bank and Monument are two interlinked stations in the City of London that form a public transport complex served by five lines of the London Underground as well as the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).
Canary Wharf is a London Underground station at Canary Wharf and is on the Jubilee line, between Canada Water and North Greenwich stations. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 2 and was opened on 17 September 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. Over 40 million people pass through the station each year, making it second busiest on the London Underground outside Central London after Stratford, and also the busiest that serves only a single line.
Canning Town is an interchange station located in Canning Town, London for London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and London Buses services.
Stratford is a major multi-level interchange station serving the town of Stratford and the mixed-use development known as Stratford City, in the London Borough of Newham, East London for London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Elizabeth line services. National Rail services also operate on the West Anglia Main Line and the Great Eastern Main Line, 4 miles 3 chains (6.5 km) from Liverpool Street.
Tower Hill is a London Underground station in Tower Hill in the East End of London. It is on the Circle line between Monument and Aldgate stations, and the District line between Monument and Aldgate East. Tower Hill is within Travelcard zone 1 and is a short distance from Tower Gateway station for the Docklands Light Railway, Fenchurch Street station for National Rail mainline services, and Tower Millennium Pier for River Services.
Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in the City of London and is located near the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. It adjoins the tracks to Fenchurch Street station and is located on the site of a former station called Minories. Tower Gateway is within London fare zone 1.
Chalk Farm is a London Underground station near Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden. It is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line between Belsize Park and Camden Town stations. For ticketing purposes, Chalk Farm falls in Travelcard Zone 2. With slightly under five million entries and exits in 2011, Chalk Farm is one of the busiest stations on the Edgware branch of the Northern line.
London City Airport is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Stratford-Woolwich and Bank-Woolwich Lines; serving London City Airport in East London. It opened on 2 December 2005. It was first located on what was initially King George V branch, and was, until the extension to Woolwich Arsenal was completed, the reason for this branch. It continues to be an important station on the DLR. Trains run westbound to Bank in the City of London, northbound to Stratford International and eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal. The station is in the London Borough of Newham and is located in Travelcard Zone 3.
Paddington is a London Underground station served by the Bakerloo, Circle and District lines. It is located on Praed Street to the south of Paddington mainline station and has entrances from Praed Street and from within the mainline station. On the Bakerloo line the station is between Warwick Avenue and Edgware Road and on the Circle and District lines it is between Bayswater and Edgware Road. It is in London Fare Zone 1.