In 2022/2023, Welwyn Garden City had 2,080,782 entries and exits, making it the 228^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 212^nd busiest (out of 997), with 1,321 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 5700.77 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 30.29 passengers per service*, giving it the 232^nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 5815.29 passengers passing through the station and 31.51 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
Down Back	185	672
Down Slow	185	672
Up Back	185	672
Up Slow	185	672

*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)

Location: Welwyn Garden City
CRS: WGC / NLC: 6183 / TIPLOC(S): WLWYNGC
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)
OS Grid Ref: 523962 212860
Constituency: Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority: Hertfordshire
NR Region: East of England
ELR: ECM1 20m 25ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Welwyn Garden City during 2022/2023:
•London Kings Cross (285,616 journeys)
•Finsbury Park (123,701 journeys)
•Moorgate (67,254 journeys)
•Hatfield (Herts) (66,905 journeys)
•Stevenage (59,308 journeys)
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