Below is a list of the busiest railway stations in Europe. Train stations with more than 30 million passengers per year are shown.
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
| Country | City | Railway Station | Passengers (millions per year) | Platforms | Sourced data year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National rail | Rapid Transit | Commuter | Long Distance | |||||
| France | Paris | Gare du Nord | 257[1] | 51.1[2] | 47.4[2] | 30 | 2024 | |
| Germany | Hamburg | Hamburg Hauptbahnhof | 196[3] | 12 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Frankfurt am Main | Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof | 179.9[3] | 29 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Munich | München Hbf | 150.7[3] | 34 | 2019 | |||
| Switzerland | Zürich | Zürich HB | 150.3[4] | 26 | 2024 | |||
| Italy | Rome | Roma Termini | 150[5] | 32 | ||||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Hbf | 120.1[3] | 16 | 2019 | |||
| Italy | Milan | Milano Centrale | 120[6] | 24[7] | ||||
| Germany | Cologne | Köln Hbf | 116.1[3] | 11 | 2019 | |||
| France | Paris | Gare Saint-Lazare | 114.1[1] | 46.9[2] | 27 | 2024 | ||
| France | Paris | Gare de Lyon | 113.2[1] | 36.5[2] | 37.5[2] | 28 | 2024 | |
| Spain | Madrid | Madrid Atocha | 112.6[8] | 91.3 | 21.4 | 24 | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | London | London Liverpool Street | 98[9] | 67.2 | 19 | 2024–2025 | ||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Friedrichstraße | 95.6[3] | 8 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Hannover | Hannover Hbf | 95.3[3] | 12 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Stuttgart | Stuttgart Hbf | 93.1[3] | 17 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Ostkreuz | 91.3[3] | 12 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf Hbf | 89.8[3] | 20 | 2019 | |||
| Russia | Moscow | Moscow Yaroslavsky | 78.6[10] | 71.8 | 6.8 | 16 | 2019 | |
| Germany | Nuremberg | Nürnberg Hbf | 76.7[3] | 21 | 2019 | |||
| Netherlands | Utrecht | Utrecht Centraal | 75.7[11] | 16 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Gesundbrunnen | 74.1[3] | 10 | 2019 | |||
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Centraal | 72.8[12] | 11 | 2019 | |||
| Russia | Moscow | Moscow Kursky | 71.1[10] | 58.3 | 12.8 | 17 | 2019 | |
| United Kingdom | London | London Waterloo | 70.4[9] | 82.9 | 24 | 2024–2025 | ||
| Italy | Turin | Torino Porta Nuova | 70[13] | 20 | ||||
| United Kingdom | London | London Paddington | 69.9[9] | 48.6 | 15 | 2024–2025 | ||
| France | Paris | Gare Montparnasse | 68.9[1] | 29.9[2] | 28 | 2024 | ||
| United Kingdom | London | Tottenham Court Road | 68.1[9] | 2 | 2024–2025 | |||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Südkreuz | 65.3[3] | 10 | 2019 | |||
| Switzerland | Bern | Bern | 65.1[4][note 1] | 17 | 2024 | |||
| Germany | Munich | München Ostbf | 63.5[3] | 14 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Munich | München Marienplatz | 59.5[3] | 2 | 2019 | |||
| Italy | Florence | Firenze Santa Maria Novella | 59[14] | 19 | ||||
| Italy | Bologna | Bologna Centrale | 58[15] | 28 | ||||
| Germany | Essen | Essen Hbf | 55.5[3] | 13 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Alexanderplatz | 55.5[3] | 4 | 2019 | |||
| Norway | Oslo | Oslo sentralstasjon | 54.8[16] | 19 | ||||
| United Kingdom | London | London Bridge | 54.7[9] | 74.3 | 15 | 2024–2025 | ||
| United Kingdom | London | London Victoria | 53.8[9] | 85.5 | 19 | 2024–2025 | ||
| Germany | Bremen | Bremen Hbf | 53.7[3] | 9 | 2019 | |||
| United Kingdom | London | Stratford | 51.5[9] | 64.9 | 9 | 2024–2025 | ||
| Italy | Rome | Roma Tiburtina | 51[17] | 20 | ||||
| Spain | Barcelona | Barcelona Sants | 50.7[8] | 37.2 | 13.5 | 14 | 2023 | |
| Germany | Munich | München-Pasing | 50.7[3] | 9 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Hamburg | Hamburg-Altona | 50.4[3] | 12 | 2019 | |||
| United Kingdom | London | Farringdon | 50.2[9] | 4 | 2024–2025 | |||
| Italy | Naples | Napoli Centrale | 50[18] | 25 | ||||
| Russia | Moscow | Moscow Kazansky | 49.9[10] | 33.5 | 16.4 | 17 | 2019 | |
| Germany | Leipzig | Leipzig Hbf | 49.3[3] | 21 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Duisburg | Duisburg Hbf | 47.5[3] | 12 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Zoologischer Garten | 47.4[citation needed] | 6 | ||||
| Austria | Vienna | Wien Hbf | 45.4[19] | 12 | 2024 | |||
| Finland | Helsinki | Helsingin päärautatieasema | 45.1[20] | 38.7 | 6.4 | 19 | 2019 | |
| Germany | Dortmund | Dortmund Hbf | 44.9[3] | 16 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Mannheim | Mannheim Hbf | 43.1[3] | 8 | 11 | |||
| Germany | Braunschweig | Braunschweig Hbf | 43.1[3] | 40.8 | 9 | 2019 | ||
| United Kingdom | London | Bond Street | 42.8[9] | 2 | 2024–2025 | |||
| France | Paris | Gare de l'Est | 42.7[1] | 22.4[2] | 29 | 2024 | ||
| France | Lyon | Lyon-Part-Dieu | 42.4[1] | 12 | 2024 | |||
| France | Juvisy-sur-Orge | Juvisy | 41.9[1] | 13 | 2024 | |||
| United Kingdom | London | London Euston | 40.2[9] | 41.1 | 18 | 2024–2025 | ||
| Russia | Moscow | Moscow Leningradsky | 39.7[10] | 27.6 | 12.1 | 10 | 2019 | |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Stockholm City | 39.2[21] | 4 | 2018 | |||
| United Kingdom | London | London St Pancras | 38.8[9] | 44.9 | 15 | 2024–2025 | ||
| France | Paris | Magenta | 38.8[1] | 4 | 2024 | |||
| Spain | Madrid | Madrid Chamartín | 38.3[8] | 26.8 | 11.4 | 25 | 2023 | |
| France | Paris | Haussmann–Saint-Lazare | 38.3[1] | 4 | 2024 | |||
| Switzerland | Lucerne | Luzern | 37.9[4] | 14 | 2024 | |||
| Switzerland | Lausanne | Lausanne | 37.6[4] | 10 | 2024 | |||
| Switzerland | Winterthur | Winterthur | 37.3[4] | 9 | 2024 | |||
| United Kingdom | London | Whitechapel | 37.1[9] | 4 | 2024–2025 | |||
| Netherlands | Rotterdam | Rotterdam Centraal | 37.1[22] | 13 | 2019 | |||
| Belgium | Brussels | Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid | 37[23] | 22 | 2024 | |||
| France | Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | 37[1] | 6 | 2024 | |||
| Switzerland | Basel | Basel SBB | 36.8[4][note 2] | 23 | 2024 | |||
| United Kingdom | Birmingham | Birmingham New Street | 36.6[9] | 12 | 2024–2025 | |||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin Ostbahnhof | 36.5[citation needed] | 9 | ||||
| Germany | Stuttgart | Stuttgart Stadtmitte | 36.1[3] | 2 | 2019 | |||
| Netherlands | The Hague | Den Haag Centraal | 36.1[24] | 12 | 2019 | |||
| Netherlands | Haarlemmermeer | Schiphol Airport | 35.8[25] | 6 | 2019 | |||
| Germany | Frankfurt am Main | Frankfurt (Main) Konstablerwache | 35.8[3] | 2 | 2019 | |||
| Belgium | Brussels | Bruxelles-Central/Brussel-Centraal | 35.8[23] | 6 | 2024 | |||
| Belgium | Brussels | Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord | 35.2[23] | 12 | 2024 | |||
| Germany | Frankfurt am Main | Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache | 35[3] | 2 | 2019 | |||
| Austria | Vienna | Wien Meidling | 33.9[19] | 8 | 2024 | |||
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Københavns Hovedbanegård | 33.6 | 8.9[26] | 17.7[26] | 15.9[27][28] | 15 | 2024 |
| Italy | Milan | Milano Cadorna | 33.1[29] | 10 | ||||
| Spain | Madrid | Nuevos Ministerios | 32.9[8] | 32.9 | 6 | 2023 | ||
| France | Puteaux | La Défense | 31.7[1] | 10 | 2024 | |||
| France | Aulnay-sous-Bois | Aulnay-sous-Bois | 31.7[1] | 5 | 2024 | |||
| Switzerland | Zürich | Zürich Oerlikon | 31[4] | 8 | 2024 | |||
| Italy | Venice | Venezia Mestre | 31[30] | 13 | ||||
| Germany | Berlin | Berlin-Lichtenberg | 31[citation needed] | 8 | ||||
| Belgium | Ghent | Gent-Sint-Pieters | 30.5[23] | 12 | 2024 | |||
| Czechia | Prague | Praha hlavní nádraží | 30.2[31] | 16 | 2017 | |||
| Netherlands | Leiden | Leiden Centraal | 30.2[32] | 6 | 2019 | |||
| Italy | Venice | Venezia Santa Lucia | 30[30] | 16 | ||||
| Belgium | Antwerp | Antwerpen-Centraal/Centraal Station | 24.9[23] | 14 | 2024 | |||
See also
- List of highest railway stations in Europe
- List of busiest railway stations
- List of busiest railway stations in Great Britain
- List of busiest railway stations in North America
Notes
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