In 2022/2023, Crystal Palace had 2,412,004 entries and exits, making it the 192^nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 116^th busiest (out of 997), with 2,018 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 6608.23 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 22.99 passengers per service*, giving it the 395^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 6922.31 passengers passing through the station and 25.17 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
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
1 - Up Crystal Palace	202	734
2 - Down Crystal Palace	206	749
3 – Down Bay	163	592
4 – Down Sydenham Spur	219	796
5 - Up Bay	178	647
6 – Up Sydenham Spur	199	723

*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)

2006-07 TfL Travelcard
2011-12 Ramp-up of demand due to London Overground improvememts
2013-14 This is likely to be linked to station improvements and also the introduction of London Overground services
2014-15 High growth trend
2015-16 London Stations Methodology Change

Location: Crystal Palace
CRS: CYP / NLC: 5356 / TIPLOC(S): CRYSTLP
Station Facility Owner: London Overground
OS Grid Ref: 534139 170534
Constituency: Lewisham West and Penge
Local Authority: Bromley
NR Region: London
ELR: BBJ 8m 56ch, SCP 7m 52ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

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Top 5 jouneys from Crystal Palace during 2022/2023:
•Canada Water (217,600 journeys)
•London Victoria (125,095 journeys)
•London Bridge (77,828 journeys)
•Whitechapel (76,912 journeys)
•Shoreditch High Street (58,941 journeys)
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