The busiest train stations in Havering revealed in new data
Office for Rail and Road (ORR) data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station in the country, including the six stations for which data was collected at in Havering.
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 the Elizabeth Line.
But what about in Havering? Here are the most used stations from April 2022 to March 2023.
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1. Romford
With 11.6 million entries and exits in 2022-23, Romford[2] station topped the table as the busiest train station in Havering.
2. Upminster
This was followed by Upminster[3], which had people enter and exit 4.4 million times last year.
3. Harold Wood
In third was Harold Wood, which had around 3.3 million entries and exits recorded there over that period.
4. Gidea Park
Just behind Harold Wood on 2.8 million entries and exits was Gidea Park.
5. Rainham (Essex)
Rounding out the top five was Rainham, which had around 1.3 million entries and exits.
In total, there were 2.5 billion entries and exits across Great Britain in 2022-23, a significant increase from 1.8 billion the year before.
But this was still below the three billion entries and exits in 2019-20 before the coronavirus pandemic.
The busiest stations outside London were Birmingham New Street, Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly.
Transport for London's Elizabeth line director Howard Smith praised the link as a factor for increased train use.
"The Elizabeth line has been a transformational new railway for London, connecting east and west through 10 modern stations, with around 4.3 million journeys being made each week and more than 270 million journeys since it opened last year," Mr Smith added.