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 Limehouse 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Limehouse had 2,439,550 entries and exits, making it the 189th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
189/2575
It ranked 125th busiest (out of 997), with 1,879 scheduled services per week.
125/997
That's a daily average of 6683.70 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 24.97 passengers per service, giving it the 346th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
346/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 1,064,186
Reduced price entries & exits: 866,792
Season ticket entries & exits: 508,572
Total entries & exits: 2,439,550
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +599,936 : 32.61%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Up)250909
2 (Down)250909
*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

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +2,358,070 (+2,894.05%)

Reasons for change:
2000-01 London Station
2006-07 TfL Travelcard

Location Details

Location: Limehouse
CRS: LHS / NLC: 7491 / TIPLOC(S): LIMHSE
Station Facility Owner: c2c
OS Grid Ref: 536141 181131
Constituency: Poplar and Limehouse
Local Authority: Tower Hamlets
NR Region: London
ELR: FSS1 1m 58ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Limehouse during 2022/2023:
•Barking (412,820 journeys)
•Upminster (135,302 journeys)
•West Ham (132,581 journeys)
•Grays (66,957 journeys)
•Rainham (Essex) (51,813 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Limehouse's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
London Fenchurch Street1.73
West Ham2.37