List of busiest railway stations

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This is a list of railway stations serving more than 30 million passengers per year.

Exterior of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan
Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan is the busiest railway station in the world, with more than 1.1 billion passengers in 2023
Exterior of Howrah Station in Kolkata, India
Howrah Station in Kolkata, India is the busiest railway station outside Japan
Platforms of Gare du Nord in Paris, France
Gare du Nord in Paris, France, the busiest railway station in Europe
Interior of Moynihan Train Hall
New York Penn Station in the United States is the busiest railway station in the Americas
Ticket gates of Town Hall station
Town Hall station in Sydney is Australia's busiest railway station and the busiest station in Oceania
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Country City Railway station Passengers (millions per year) Platforms Sourced data year
All modes Rapid Transit Commuter Long distance
JapanTokyo Shinjuku Station1163.7 234.5[1] 929.2[2] 162023–2024
JapanTokyo Shibuya Station1023.3[3] 122023
JapanTokyo Ikebukuro Station842.5[4] 262023
JapanOsaka Ōsaka / Umeda Station750.4[5] 292023
JapanYokohama Yokohama Station710.5[6] 172023
India Kolkata Howrah Station 547[citation needed] 23 2024
JapanTokyo Kita-Senju Station506.7[7] 142023
India Kolkata Sealdah Station 438[citation needed] 21 2024
JapanTokyo Tokyo Station433.3 68.2[8] 248.0[9] 117.2[10] 292023–2024
JapanNagoya Nagoya Station422.9 144.4[11] 230.2[12] 48.3[13] 222023–2024
India Patna Patna Junction 310[citation needed] 10 2024
JapanTokyo Shinagawa Station302.7 279.2[14] 23.4[15] 222023–2024
India Kalyan Kalyan Junction 292[citation needed] 8 2024
JapanTokyo Takadanobaba Station286.0[16] 72023
JapanTokyo Shimbashi Station281.8[17] 142023
FranceParis Gare du Nord257[18] 51.1[19] 47.4[19] 302024
JapanOsaka Namba Station253.8[20] 152023
China Shanghai Shanghai Hongqiao 250.44 112.8[21][22] 137.64[21][22] 36 2019
China Beijing Beijing South Station 241[citation needed] 22 2024
JapanSaitama Ōmiya Station239.9 17.3[23] 247.9[24] 22.2[25] 222023–2024
IndiaThane Thane station238.7[26][citation needed] 102013
India Chennai Chennai Central Station 237.2[citation needed] 17 2024
JapanTokyo Akihabara Station236.5[27] 102023
JapanOsaka Tennōji Station235.1[28] 172023
JapanTokyo Meguro Station232.4[29] 42023
JapanTokyo Oshiage Station224.3[30] 82023
JapanKyoto Kyōto Station221.8 46.6[31] 147.0[32] 27.8[33] 152023–2024
JapanKobe Sannomiya Station217.6[34] 112023
TaiwanTaipei Taipei Main Station209.6 130.4[35][36] 44.7[37] 34.5[38] 162024-2025
JapanFunabashi Nishi-Funabashi Station209.2[39] 122023
China Guangzhou Tiyu Xilu Station 203.2[40][41] 203.2[40][41] 6 2019
JapanTokyo Ueno Station201.5 66.0[42] 127.0[43] 8.5[44] 242023–2024
GermanyHamburg Hamburg Central Station196[45] 59.5 94.5 202019
JapanTokyo Yoyogi-Uehara Station191.5[46] 42023
India Delhi New Delhi Station 182.5[citation needed] 18 2024
GermanyFrankfurt am Main Frankfurt (Main) Central Station179.9[45] 342019
JapanKawasaki Kawasaki Station178.0[47] 62022
United KingdomLondon Waterloo177.1[48] 82.9 94.2 322018–2019
China Guangzhou Guangzhou South Station 176.6[49] 176.6[49] 28 2024
JapanTokyo Yūrakuchō / Hibiya Station173.8[50] 122023
JapanFunabashi Funabashi Station164.9[51] 62023
JapanMachida Machida Station164.6[52] 82023
Sweden Stockholm Stockholm City/T-Centralen 163.8[53] 124.6 39.2 10 2018
JapanTokyo Hamamatsuchō / Daimon Station160.3[54] 82023
United KingdomLondon Victoria160.2[48] 85.5 74.7 232018–2019
JapanOsaka Shin-Ōsaka Station159.5 51.2[55] 50.5[56] 57.8[57] 202023–2024
SwitzerlandZurich Zürich Central Station164.2[58] 262025
JapanFukuoka Hakata Station152.5[59] 182023
GermanyMunich München Central Station150.7[45] 322019
JapanTokyo Ōtemachi Station150.5[60] 102023
FranceParis Gare de Lyon150.2[18][19] 36.5 37.5 282019
ItalyRome Termini Station150[61] 322017
JapanKawasaki Musashi-Kosugi Station149.8[62] 82023
China Hangzhou Hangzhou East Station 146.7[citation needed] 30 2024
China Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town Station 146.7[40][41] 146.7[40][41] 4 2019
JapanTokyo Nakano Station141.1[63] 82023
JapanTokyo Kamata Station140.6[64] 82023
China Guangzhou Jiahewanggang Station 140.4[40][41] 140.4[40][41] 6 2019
JapanMusashino Kichijōji Station137.4[65] 62023
JapanTokyo Ōsaki Station137.2[66] 82023
United KingdomLondon Liverpool Street136.7[48] 67.2 69.5 232018–2019
JapanTokyo Ayase Station136.0[67] 52023
United KingdomLondon London Bridge135.6[48] 74.3 61.3 192018–2019
JapanTachikawa Tachikawa Station135.6[68] 82023
JapanNagoya Kanayama Station135.4[69] 122023
JapanKashiwa Kashiwa Station134.8[70] 82023
JapanTokyo Gotanda Station133.2[71] 62023
JapanTokyo Naka-Meguro Station132.8[72] 42023
JapanYokohama Shin-Yokohama Station131.0 25.6[73] 80.5[74] 24.9[75] 122023–2024
JapanFujisawa Fujisawa Station130.5[76] 92023
JapanTokyo Nishi-Nippori Station130.5[77] 82023
JapanTokyo Sengakuji Station128.3[78] 42022
JapanTokyo Ōimachi Station127.4[79] 62023
JapanTokyo Ebisu Station124.3[80] 62023
JapanTokyo Tamachi / Mita Station123.4[81] 82023
JapanOsaka Tsuruhashi Station121.3[82] 82023
JapanWakō Wakōshi Station120.9[83] 42023
China Shenzhen Gangxia North Station 120.5+[84] 120.5+[84] 8 2023
Germany Berlin Berlin Central Station 120.1[85] 16 2019
ItalyMilan Milan Central Station120[86] 24[87]2017
JapanTokyo Jimbōchō Station119.9[88] 62023
JapanOsaka Kyōbashi Station119.5[89] 102023
SpainMadrid Atocha Station116.6[90] 94.6 22.1242017
GermanyCologne Köln Central Station116.1[45] 112019
China Shenzhen Shenzhen North Station 116[91] 116[91] 20 2024
JapanTokyo Ichigaya Station113.8[92] 82023
JapanTokyo Iidabashi Station113.1[93] 122023
JapanKokubunji Kokubunji Station111.8[94] 62023
JapanKawasaki Noborito Station111.1[95] 72023
JapanTokyo Kotake-mukaihara Station110.0[96] 42023
JapanTokyo Nippori Station109.9[97] 92023
China Chengdu Chengdu East Station 109.5[citation needed] 26 2024
China Guangzhou Guangzhou Station 109.5[citation needed] 9 2024
United StatesNew York City New York Penn Station107.4[98][99][100][101][Note 1] 292017
FranceParis Gare Saint-Lazare107.3[18] 46.9 272019
JapanOsaka Yodoyabashi Station107.3[102] 62023
United KingdomLondon Stratford106.1[48] 64.9 41.2 182018–2019
JapanSendai Sendai Station105.6 40.1[103] 47.4[104] 18.1[105] 142023–2024
JapanTokyo Kinshichō Station105.1[106] 42023
United Kingdom London Bank & Monument 103.7[107] 10 2024
JapanTokyo Yotsuya Station103.4[108] 82023
JapanTokyo Shin-Kiba Station103.3[109] 62023
South KoreaSeoul Seoul Station101.9 70.8[110] 31.2[citation needed] 152023-2024
JapanYokohama Totsuka Station101.1[111] 62023
Germany Berlin Berlin Friedrichstraße 95.6[112] 8 2019
Germany Hannover Hannover Hbf 95.3[112] 12 2019
China Nanjing Nanjing South Station 93.3 28 2024
Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Hbf 93.1[112] 17 2019
Germany Berlin Berlin Ostkreuz 91.3[112] 12 2019
Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Hbf 89.8[112] 20 2019
Indonesia Jakarta Manggarai 84.3[113] 10 2024
China Nanchang Nanchang West Station 81 22 2024
Russia Moscow Moscow Yaroslavsky 78.6[114] 71.8 6.8 16 2019
China Shanghai Shanghai Station 77.3 13 2024
Germany Nuremberg Nürnberg Hbf 76.7[112] 21 2019
Netherlands Utrecht Utrecht Centraal 75.7[115] 16 2019
Germany Berlin Berlin Gesundbrunnen 74.1[112] 10 2019
China Lanzhou Lanzhou West Station 73 24 2024
India Itarsi Itarsi Junction 73 11 2024
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Centraal 72.8[116] 11 2019
Canada Toronto Toronto Union Station 72.4[117] 16 2024
Russia Moscow Moscow Kursky 71.1[114] 58.3 12.8 17 2019
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station 70.8 12 2024
Italy Turin Torino Porta Nuova 70[118] 20 2017
France Paris Gare Montparnasse 68.9[119] 29.9[120] 28 2024
United States New York City Grand Central Terminal 67.3[121] 60 2024
United Kingdom London London Paddington 66.9[122] 48.6 21 2023–2024
China Changsha Changsha South Station 66.1 24 2024
Germany Berlin Berlin Südkreuz 65.3[112] 10 2019
Switzerland Bern Bern 65.1[123][Note 2] 17 2024
United Kingdom London Tottenham Court Road 64.2[122] 6 2023–2024
Germany Munich München Ostbf 63.5[112] 14 2019
United States New York City Jamaica Station 59.803[124] 10 2024
Germany Munich München Marienplatz 59.5[112] 2 2019
Italy Florence Firenze Santa Maria Novella 59[125] 19 2024
India Nagpur Nagpur Junction 58.4 8 2024
Italy Bologna Bologna Centrale 58[126] 28 2024
Indonesia Jakarta Tanah Abang 56.6[113] 7 2024
Germany Essen Essen Hbf 55.5[112] 13 2019
Germany Berlin Berlin Alexanderplatz 55.5[112] 4 2019
Norway Oslo Oslo sentralstasjon 54.8[127] 19 2024
China Suzhou Suzhou Station 54.7 14 2024
India Vadodara Vadodara Junction 54.7 9 2024
India Kanpur Kanpur Central 54.7 9 2024
Germany Bremen Bremen Hbf 53.7[112] 9 2019
India Vijayawada Vijayawada Station 51.1 22 2024
Italy Rome Roma Tiburtina 51[128] 20 2024
China Beijing Beijing West Station 50.8 20 2024
Germany Munich München-Pasing 50.7[112] 9 2019
Germany Hamburg Hamburg-Altona 50.4[129] 12 2019
China Xiamen Xiamen North Station 50 10 2024
Italy Naples Napoli Centrale 50[130] 25 2024
Russia Moscow Moscow Kazansky 49.9[114] 33.5 16.4 17 2019
Denmark Copenhagen Københavns Hovedbanegård 49.5 8.9[131] 17.7[131] 31.7[132][133] 15 2024
Germany Leipzig Leipzig Hbf 49.3[112] 21 2019
Australia Sydney Town Hall Station 48.5 6 2024
China Xian Xian Station 48 16 2024
Germany Duisburg Duisburg Hbf 47.5[112] 12 2019
Germany Berlin Berlin Zoologischer Garten 47.4[citation needed] 6 2024
United Kingdom London Farringdon 46[122] 6 2023–2024
Austria Vienna Wien Hbf 45.4[134] 12 2024
Finland Helsinki Helsingin päärautatieasema 45.1[135] 38.7 6.4 19 2019
Australia Sydney Sydney Central Station 45.1 27 2024
China Urumqi Urumqi Station 45 16 2024
Germany Dortmund Dortmund Hbf 44.9[112] 16 2019
China Shenyang Shenyang North Station 44.2 14 2024
China Xi'an Xi'an North Station 44.1 34 2024
China Jinan Jinan West Station 43.9 15 2024
United States Chicago Chicago Union Station 43.9[136] 31 2024
Germany Mannheim Mannheim Hbf 43.1[112] 8 11 2024
Germany Braunschweig Braunschweig Hbf 43.1[112] 40.8 9 2019
France Paris Gare de l'Est 42.7[119] 22.4[120] 29 2024
France Lyon Lyon-Part-Dieu 42.4[119] 12 2024
Bangladesh Dhaka Kamalapur Station 42 9 2024
France Juvisy-sur-Orge Juvisy 41.9[119] 13 2024
Spain Barcelona Barcelona Sants 40.8[137] 30.3 10.5 14 2022
Russia Moscow Moscow Leningradsky 39.7[114] 27.6 12.1 10 2019
France Paris Magenta 38.8[119] 4 2024
United Kingdom London Bond Street 38.3[122] 6 2023–2024
France Paris Haussmann–Saint-Lazare 38.3[119] 4 2024
Argentina Buenos Aires Plaza Constitución 38.1[138] 37.7 0.4 16 2022
Switzerland Lucerne Luzern 37.9[123] 14 2024
Switzerland Lausanne Lausanne 37.6[139] 10 2024
Switzerland Winterthur Winterthur 37.3[139] 9 2024
Netherlands Rotterdam Rotterdam Centraal 37.1[140] 13 2019
Belgium Brussels Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 37[141] 22 2024
France Saint-Denis Saint-Denis 37[119] 6 2024
Switzerland Basel Basel SBB 36.8[139][Note 3] 23 2024
India Prayagraj Prayagraj Junction 36.5 20 2024
Germany Berlin Berlin Ostbahnhof 36.5[citation needed] 9 2024
United Kingdom London London Euston 36.2[122] 41.1 24 2023–2024
Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Stadtmitte 36.1[112] 2 2019
Netherlands The Hague Den Haag Centraal 36.1[142] 12 2019
United Kingdom London London St Pancras 36[122] 44.9 15 2023–2024
Netherlands Haarlemmermeer Schiphol Airport 35.8[143] 6 2019
Germany Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt (Main) Konstablerwache 35.8[144] 2 2019
Belgium Brussels Bruxelles-Central/Brussel-Centraal 35.8[141] 6 2024
United Kingdom London Whitechapel 35.2[122] 6 2023–2024
Belgium Brussels Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord 35.2[141] 12 2024
China Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Station 35 13 2024
Germany Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache 35[112] 2 2019
China Beijing Beijing Station 34.7 14 2024
Austria Vienna Wien Meidling 33.9[134] 8 2024
China Suzhou Suzhou North Station 33.5 4 2024
United Kingdom Birmingham Birmingham New Street 33.3[122] 12 2023–2024
China Changchun Changchun Station 33.2 16 2024
Italy Milan Milano Cadorna 33.1[145] 10 2024
China Guiyang Guiyang North Station 32.8 28 2024
United States Chicago Ogilvie Transportation Center 31.9[146] 16 2024
Indonesia Bogor Bogor 31.8[113] 8 2024
France Puteaux La Défense 31.7[119] 10 2024
France Aulnay-sous-Bois Aulnay-sous-Bois 31.7[147] 5 2024
Switzerland Zürich Zürich Oerlikon 31[123] 8 2024
Italy Venice Venezia Mestre 31[148] 13 2024
Germany Berlin Berlin-Lichtenberg 31[citation needed] 8 2024
Denmark Copenhagen Nørreport 30.6 25.2[131] 24.4[131] 6.2[132][133] 4 2024
Spain Madrid Madrid Nuevos Ministerios 30.5[137] 30.5 6 2022
Belgium Ghent Gent-Sint-Pieters 30.5[149] 12 2024
Czechia Prague Praha hlavní nádraží 30.2[150] 16 2017
Netherlands Leiden Leiden Centraal 30.2[151] 6 2019
Italy Venice Venezia Santa Lucia 30[148] 16 2024
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Notes

  1. Total is derived by adding up passengers on LIRR, NJ Transit and Amtrak. LIRR 2017 Totals breaks down as follows: 117180 daily weekday arrivals, 116160 daily weekday departures, 48960 Saturday arrivals, 48470 Saturday departures, 36950 Sunday arrivals, 40700 Sunday departures. This gives us a yearly total of ((117180+116160)*5+(48960+48470)+(36950+40700))*52 = 69,722,560. NJ Transit 2017 Totals breaks down as follows: 93,305 weekday arrivals and departures from Penn Station. Breakdown for Saturday and Sunday is not given but it can be calculated by looking at the percentage drop in total ridership. 307853 total trips took place on NJ Transit on a weekday, 104088 took place on Saturday and 87709 on Sunday. Which means ridership on Saturday is 33.8% that of an average weekday and ridership on Sunday is 28.5% that of a weekday. Which gives (93305*0.338) = 31547 arrivals and departures from Penn Station on Saturday and (93305*0.285) = 26853 arrivals and departures from Penn Station Sunday. Giving us a yearly total of ((93305*5)+31547+26853)*52 = 27,296,100. Amtrak 2017 total is: 10,397,729. Totaling up these 3 figures gives us: 69,722,560+27,296,100+10,397,729 = 107,416,389
  2. w/o figures from RBS
  3. w/o SNCF figures

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