In 2022/2023, Birkbeck had 71,244 entries and exits, making it the 1,791^st most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 753^rd busiest (out of 997), with 314 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 195.19 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.36 passengers per service, giving it the 1,304^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
Crystal Palace Single	158	574

*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)

2007-08 Growth of 27% or more
2010-11 #No obvious reason to explain change in usage
2011-12 Continues high growth from previous year
2012-13 Continues high growth from previous year
2013-14 Continues high growth from previous year
2015-16 London Stations Methodology Change
2016-17 Southern industrial action and timetable changes
2017-18 Last year's figures affected by Southern industrial action and timetable changes

Location: Birkbeck
CRS: BIK / NLC: 5401 / TIPLOC(S): BIRKBCK
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)
OS Grid Ref: 535329 168986
Constituency: Lewisham West and Penge
Local Authority: Bromley
NR Region: London
ELR: BBJ 10m 26ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

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Top 5 jouneys from Birkbeck during 2022/2023:
•London Bridge (9,411 journeys)
•Peckham Rye (2,378 journeys)
•East Dulwich (2,227 journeys)
•Tulse Hill (1,600 journeys)
•West Norwood (1,597 journeys)
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