List of busiest railway stations in Europe

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Below is a list of the busiest railway stations in Europe. Train stations with more than 30 million passengers per year are shown.

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Only data from national networks is shown. Notably, the London stations only include figures on the National Rail network and not journeys on the London Underground network, while the Paris stations include all journeys on the SNCF mainline network and RER, but not RER operated by the RATP and the Paris Métro. The number of platforms does not include rapid transit systems, referring exclusively to mainline or commuter rail platforms.

Busiest railway stations in Europe

CountryCityRailway StationPassengers (millions per year)PlatformsSourced data year
National railRapid TransitCommuterLong Distance
France Paris Gare du Nord 257 [1] 51.1 [2] 47.4 [2] 302024
Germany Hamburg Hamburg Hauptbahnhof 196 [3] 122019
Germany Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof 179.9 [3] 292019
Germany Munich München Hbf 150.7 [3] 342019
Switzerland Zürich Zürich HB 150.3 [4] 262024
Italy Rome Roma Termini 150 [5] 32
Germany Berlin Berlin Hbf 120.1 [3] 162019
Italy Milan Milano Centrale 120 [6] 24 [7]
Germany Cologne Köln Hbf 116.1 [3] 112019
France Paris Gare Saint-Lazare 114.1 [1] 46.9 [2] 272024
France Paris Gare de Lyon 113.2 [1] 36.5 [2] 37.5 [2] 282024
Spain Madrid Madrid Atocha 112.6 [8] 91.321.4242023
United Kingdom London London Liverpool Street 98 [9] 67.2192024–2025
Germany Berlin Berlin Friedrichstraße 95.6 [3] 82019
Germany Hannover Hannover Hbf 95.3 [3] 122019
Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Hbf 93.1 [3] 172019
Germany Berlin Berlin Ostkreuz 91.3 [3] 122019
Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Hbf 89.8 [3] 202019
Russia Moscow Moscow Yaroslavsky 78.6 [10] 71.86.8162019
Germany Nuremberg Nürnberg Hbf 76.7 [3] 212019
Netherlands Utrecht Utrecht Centraal 75.7 [11] 162019
Germany Berlin Berlin Gesundbrunnen 74.1 [3] 102019
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Centraal 72.8 [12] 112019
Russia Moscow Moscow Kursky 71.1 [10] 58.312.8172019
United Kingdom London London Waterloo 70.4 [9] 82.9242024–2025
Italy Turin Torino Porta Nuova 70 [13] 20
United Kingdom London London Paddington 69.9 [9] 48.6152024–2025
France Paris Gare Montparnasse 68.9 [1] 29.9 [2] 282024
United Kingdom London Tottenham Court Road 68.1 [9] 22024–2025
Germany Berlin Berlin Südkreuz 65.3 [3] 102019
Switzerland Bern Bern 65.1 [4] [note 1] 172024
Germany Munich München Ostbf 63.5 [3] 142019
Germany Munich München Marienplatz 59.5 [3] 22019
Italy Florence Firenze Santa Maria Novella 59 [14] 19
Italy Bologna Bologna Centrale 58 [15] 28
Germany Essen Essen Hbf 55.5 [3] 132019
Germany Berlin Berlin Alexanderplatz 55.5 [3] 42019
Norway Oslo Oslo sentralstasjon 54.8 [16] 19
United Kingdom London London Bridge 54.7 [9] 74.3152024–2025
United Kingdom London London Victoria 53.8 [9] 85.5192024–2025
Germany Bremen Bremen Hbf 53.7 [3] 92019
United Kingdom London Stratford 51.5 [9] 64.992024–2025
Italy Rome Roma Tiburtina 51 [17] 20
Spain Barcelona Barcelona Sants 50.7 [8] 37.213.5142023
Germany Munich München-Pasing 50.7 [3] 92019
Germany Hamburg Hamburg-Altona 50.4 [3] 122019
United Kingdom London Farringdon 50.2 [9] 42024–2025
Italy Naples Napoli Centrale 50 [18] 25
Russia Moscow Moscow Kazansky 49.9 [10] 33.516.4172019
Germany Leipzig Leipzig Hbf 49.3 [3] 212019
Germany Duisburg Duisburg Hbf 47.5 [3] 122019
Germany Berlin Berlin Zoologischer Garten 47.4[ citation needed ]6
Austria Vienna Wien Hbf 45.4 [19] 122024
Finland Helsinki Helsingin päärautatieasema 45.1 [20] 38.76.4192019
Germany Dortmund Dortmund Hbf 44.9 [3] 162019
Germany Mannheim Mannheim Hbf 43.1 [3] 811
Germany Braunschweig Braunschweig Hbf 43.1 [3] 40.892019
United Kingdom London Bond Street 42.8 [9] 22024–2025
France Paris Gare de l'Est 42.7 [1] 22.4 [2] 292024
France Lyon Lyon-Part-Dieu 42.4 [1] 122024
France Juvisy-sur-Orge Juvisy 41.9 [1] 132024
United Kingdom London London Euston 40.2 [9] 41.1182024–2025
Russia Moscow Moscow Leningradsky 39.7 [10] 27.612.1102019
Sweden Stockholm Stockholm City 39.2 [21] 42018
United Kingdom London London St Pancras 38.8 [9] 44.9152024–2025
France Paris Magenta 38.8 [1] 42024
Spain Madrid Madrid Chamartín 38.3 [8] 26.811.4252023
France Paris Haussmann–Saint-Lazare 38.3 [1] 42024
Switzerland Lucerne Luzern 37.9 [4] 142024
Switzerland Lausanne Lausanne 37.6 [4] 102024
Switzerland Winterthur Winterthur 37.3 [4] 92024
United Kingdom London Whitechapel 37.1 [9] 42024–2025
Netherlands Rotterdam Rotterdam Centraal 37.1 [22] 132019
Belgium Brussels Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 37 [23] 222024
France Saint-Denis Saint-Denis 37 [1] 62024
Switzerland Basel Basel SBB 36.8 [4] [note 2] 232024
United Kingdom Birmingham Birmingham New Street 36.6 [9] 122024–2025
Germany Berlin Berlin Ostbahnhof 36.5[ citation needed ]9
Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Stadtmitte 36.1 [3] 22019
Netherlands The Hague Den Haag Centraal 36.1 [24] 122019
Netherlands Haarlemmermeer Schiphol Airport 35.8 [25] 62019
Germany Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt (Main) Konstablerwache 35.8 [3] 22019
Belgium Brussels Bruxelles-Central/Brussel-Centraal 35.8 [23] 62024
Belgium Brussels Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord 35.2 [23] 122024
Germany Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache 35 [3] 22019
Austria Vienna Wien Meidling 33.9 [19] 82024
Denmark Copenhagen Københavns Hovedbanegård 33.68.9 [26] 17.7 [26] 15.9 [27] [28] 152024
Italy Milan Milano Cadorna 33.1 [29] 10
Spain Madrid Nuevos Ministerios 32.9 [8] 32.962023
France Puteaux La Défense 31.7 [1] 102024
France Aulnay-sous-Bois Aulnay-sous-Bois 31.7 [1] 52024
Switzerland Zürich Zürich Oerlikon 31 [4] 82024
Italy Venice Venezia Mestre 31 [30] 13
Germany Berlin Berlin-Lichtenberg 31[ citation needed ]8
Belgium Ghent Gent-Sint-Pieters 30.5 [23] 122024
Czechia Prague Praha hlavní nádraží 30.2 [31] 162017
Netherlands Leiden Leiden Centraal 30.2 [32] 62019
Italy Venice Venezia Santa Lucia 30 [30] 16

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ w/o figures from RBS
  2. ↑ w/o SNCF figures

References

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  15. ↑ "Bologna Centrale - Bologna Centrale - Grandi Stazioni". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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  19. 1 2 "Zahlen Daten Fakten 2024/25". ÖBB . Retrieved 2025-07-03.
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  21. ↑ "Fakta om SL och länet 2018" (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 70. Retrieved 7 November 2019. – Figures refer to workdays outside summer, therefore the annual figure was obtained by multiplication by 330
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  26. 1 2 "Påstigere - Hovedstadsområdet" . Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  27. ↑ "Påstigere - Fjern- & regionaltog" . Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  28. ↑ Includes regional and long-distance trains.
  29. ↑ Bilancio Sociale "LeNord" 2004-2005
  30. 1 2 "Venezia Mestre - Venezia Mestre - Grandi Stazioni". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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