GOVERNMENT figures have revealed what train stations in Conwy county received the most footfall in 2023. 

Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station in the country, including the 17 stations for which data was collected in Conwy.

The Top Five Stations

1. Llandudno

With 322,000 entries and exits into the station in 2022-23, Llandudno station topped the charts as the busiest train station in Conwy.

2. Llandudno Junction

This was followed by Llandudno Junction station, which saw people enter and exit 297,000 times last year.

3. Colwyn Bay

In third was Colwyn Bay – 259,000 entries and exits were recorded there.

4. Abergele and Pensarn

Just behind on 81,982 entries and exits was Abergele and Pensarn.

5. Conwy

And rounding out the top five was Conwy, with 52,568 entries and exits.

Elsewhere in Britain

The busiest stations outside London were Birmingham New Street, Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly.

Cardiff Central topped the list in Wales, while Glasgow Central was the most used station in Scotland.

The least used station that was open throughout the whole year was Denton in Greater Manchester, with 34 entries and exits.

Teesside Airport station in Darlington recorded two entries and exits, but its once-a-week Sunday service was suspended in May 2022 after the platform was judged to be unsafe.

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 still below the 3 billion entries and exits in 2019-20, before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Michael Solomon Williams, campaigns manager of the Campaign for Better Transport, said: "It’s encouraging to see that station usage is on the rise, but to continue this upward trend and surpass pre-pandemic numbers, rail needs to be better value and more reliable.

"Instead of implementing another record-high increase, the Government should freeze rail fares as it has fuel duty and make green public transport cheaper".