The number of passengers using trains on the Marshlink line increased at every station for the second year running.
Latest data on estimated station usage shows a rise at all nine stations from Hastings to Ashford International.
There was an overall 7.8% rise in estimated station usage on the Marshlink line between April 2024 and March 2025 compared with the year before. Overall station usage on the Marshlink is now at 93.4% of pre-Covid levels.
It’s estimated by the Office of Rail and Road there were 6,860,030 station entries and exits which is up by 495,986 on the period April 2023 to March 2024.
Rye has this year joined Three Oaks and Winchelsea stations with estimated use now above pre-Covid levels.
Marshlink community rail partnership line chair Kevin Boorman said: “It’s really great news for everybody. I’m really pleased to see so many more people travelling by train. I’m especially grateful to those partners and stakeholders who are making the stations such great and welcoming places. Thank you very much.”
Click here for a summary of the data.
Photo: Passengers board Southern train at Hastings station, November 2025. Photo by Marshlink community rail partnership line officer Paul Bromley
