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 West Ham 

Station Usage

In 2023/2024, West Ham had 9,647,284 entries and exits, making it the 45th most used, out of 2,581 stations in Great Britain.
45/2581
It ranked 106th busiest (out of 955), with 1,969 scheduled services per week.
106/955
That's a daily average of 26430.92 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 94.22 passengers per service*, giving it the 45th (out of 1,735) passenger to service ratio.
45/1735
* This increases to a daily average of 26444.43 passengers passing through the station and 94.32 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 23 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 3,187,062
Reduced price entries & exits: 4,890,042
Season ticket entries & exits: 1,570,180
Total entries & exits: 9,647,284
Interchanges made between connecting services: 4,932
Change in usage from 22/23: +595,630 : 6.58%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
7 Up248901LTS route
8 Down248901LTS route
*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


Reasons for change:
2009-10 London area station, Oyster PAYG data
2010-11 Oyster PAYG accepted but not captured prior to Jan 2010
2011-12 DLR Stratford Internatioanl branch opened in August 2011 with stop at West Ham
2012-13 DLR Stratford International branch opened in August 2011 with stop at West Ham
2014-15 Underestimation of PAYG demand in 2013/14
2015-16 London Stations Methodology Change

Location Details

Location: West Ham
CRS: WEH / NLC: 7474 / TIPLOC(S): WHAMHL
Station Facility Owner: London Underground
OS Grid Ref: 539246 182978
Constituency: West Ham
Local Authority: Newham
NR Region: London
ELR: FSS1 4m 08ch, FSS1 4m 03ch
This station is part of the London Travelcard Area

Fares

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Neighbouring Stations

Below are West Ham's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Barking3.47
Limehouse2.37