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 Alexandra Palace 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Alexandra Palace had 1,340,050 entries and exits, making it the 339th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
339/2575
It ranked 193rd busiest (out of 997), with 1,390 scheduled services per week.
193/997
That's a daily average of 3671.37 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 18.54 passengers per service*, giving it the 534th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
534/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 3791.57 passengers passing through the station and 19.75 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: 470,546
Reduced price entries & exits: 709,888
Season ticket entries & exits: 159,616
Total entries & exits: 1,340,050
Interchanges made between connecting services: 43,873
Change in usage from 21/22: +370,678 : 38.24%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down Hertford 169614
Down Slow170618
Up Fast167607
Up Slow169614
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
247London - Weleyn & Hertford - Stevenage - PeterboroughMay24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +927,904 (+225.14%)

Reasons for change:
2006-07 TfL Travelcard
2014-15 Steady growth trend
2015-16 London Stations Methodology Change

Location Details

Location: Alexandra Palace
CRS: AAP / NLC: 6025 / TIPLOC(S): ALEXNDP
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)
OS Grid Ref: 530290 190455
Constituency: Hornsey and Wood Green
Local Authority: Haringey
NR Region: London
ELR: ECM1 4m 78ch, HDB 4m 78ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Alexandra Palace during 2022/2023:
•Finsbury Park (103,384 journeys)
•Old Street (87,137 journeys)
•Moorgate (80,691 journeys)
•Highbury and Islington (75,269 journeys)
•New Barnet (13,063 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Alexandra Palace's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bowes Park0.71
Hornsey0.93
New Southgate1.46