Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Leicester had 4,869,836 entries and exits, making it the 86th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 166th busiest (out of 997), with 1,554 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 13342.02 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 60.26 passengers per service*, giving it the 54th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 14500.07 passengers passing through the station and 70.73 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 870,426
Reduced price entries & exits: 3,658,734
Season ticket entries & exits: 340,676
Total entries & exits: 4,869,836
Interchanges made between connecting services: 422,690
Change in usage from 21/22:
+1,321,236 : 37.23%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 | 270 | 981 | an additional 2m available for southbound trains |
2 | 281 | 1021 | |
3 | 281 | 1021 | |
4 | 288 | 1047 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
007 | Sheffield, Derby & Nottingham - Leicester - Kettering - London | Oct24 |
210 | Derby & Nottingham - East Midlands Parkway - Leicester | Oct24 |
213 | Nottingham - Newark - Lincoln | Oct24 |
218 | Birmingham - Leicester - Peterborough, Cambridge & Stansted | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,689,159 (+53.11%)
Location Details
Location: Leicester
CRS: LEI / NLC: 1947 / TIPLOC(S): LESTER
Station Facility Owner: East Midlands Railway
OS Grid Ref: 459399 304158
Constituency: Leicester South
Local Authority: Leicester
NR Region: East Midlands
ELR: SPC5 99m 07ch
CRS: LEI / NLC: 1947 / TIPLOC(S): LESTER
Station Facility Owner: East Midlands Railway
OS Grid Ref: 459399 304158
Constituency: Leicester South
Local Authority: Leicester
NR Region: East Midlands
ELR: SPC5 99m 07ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Leicester during 2022/2023:
•London St Pancras International (457,174 journeys)
•Nottingham (265,286 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (261,514 journeys)
•Loughborough (151,034 journeys)
•Derby (136,910 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London St Pancras International (457,174 journeys)
•Nottingham (265,286 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (261,514 journeys)
•Loughborough (151,034 journeys)
•Derby (136,910 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Leicester's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Market Harborough | 16.04 |
Melton Mowbray | 15.00 |
South Wigston | 3.75 |
Syston | 4.70 |