Busiest request stop?

[Mcr Warrior]

Which is the busiest request stop on the network in terms of annual rail passenger usage?

If I rightly recall, Llwyngwril on the Cambrian Coast line in Wales had this honour a few years ago, is this still the case ?

 

[Bletchleyite]

Conwy appears to have about 10,000 more a year. Wouldn't be surprised were it that.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

I think a thread very similar to this not so long ago certainly put Conwy up their with the highest request stops.

Although I'm not really sure why Conwy is a request stop as I have never seen a train not stop there anyway. If coming from Chester direction, after Llandudno Junction the guard doesn't have time or the inclination possible to run down the train to ask.

Announcements on leaving Llandudno Junction usually go something like "Welcome aboard this Arriva Trains Wales service to Holyhead, the next stop WILL be Conwy then Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan Bangor and Holyhead.

 

[randyrippley]

I think a thread very similar to this not so long ago certainly put Conwy up their with the highest request stops.

Although I'm not really sure why Conwy is a request stop as I have never seen a train not stop there anyway. If coming from Chester direction, after Llandudno Junction the guard doesn't have time or the inclination possible to run down the train to ask.

Announcements on leaving Llandudno Junction usually go something like "Welcome aboard this Arriva Trains Wales service to Holyhead, the next stop WILL be Conwy then Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan Bangor and Holyhead.

So the guard doesn't have time to announce "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"? good reason not to stop there I guess

 

[Lemmy99uk]

Corkickle in Whitehaven has a much higher footfall than Conwy.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Corkickle in Whitehaven has a much higher footfall than Conwy.

Not according to Wiki it doesn't.

 

[yorksrob]

I've often had other passengers alight or entrain with me at Corkickle.

 

[mrcheek]

without looking at station usage figures, Im guessing Harrington would be quite high on the list

 

[Lemmy99uk]

Not according to Wiki it doesn't.

You’re right - I must be having a moment!

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Lympstone Commando appears slightly busier than Conwy. Certainly the latter was the busiest a few years ago.

 

[adrock1976]

From my albeit unscientific method of observations during the last week of July 2017, I believe both Ammanford and Llandybie would both be in with a shout due to there being at least double digits worth of passengers boarding and alighting there.

 

[Parallel]

Umberleigh in North Devon also has very good usage figures, not as high as Conwy or Llwyngwril though

 

[RPI]

Lympstone commando can quite often yield 30 or 40 marines on weekends and Friday evening's but then when the camp is closed during the summer and other holidays it's dead. Umberleigh and copplestone also very busy.