BRITAIN’S least used station in 2019/20 was Berney Arms in Norfolk,with just 42 entries and exits over the 12-month period.
Usage of the single-platform halt,which has no road access, wasdownby90%, although this is largely explained by the closure of the Reedham to Great Yarmouth route for resignalling formuch of the year and the Covid-19 lockdown, which started just after it reopened in February.
Last year’s least visited stations –Denton in Manchester and Stanlow&Thorntonin Cheshire–saw passenger numbers double,to 92 and 82 respectively,possibly as a result of railway enthusiasts visiting after their status is revealed.
Other stations with fewer than 100 visitors in 2019/20 were Elton &Orston on the Grantham to Nottingham line (68), Havenhouse on the Boston to Skegness line (84), and Polesworth in Staffordshire(96).