| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Ashford International | 4102872 | 4020566 | 1064314 | 2656922 | 3246972 | 3511244 | 85.6 | |
| 1 | London St Pancras International - 1555 | 1628270 | 1546386 | 287620 | 825126 | 1091898 | 1137630 | 69.9 |
| 2 | Canterbury West - 5007 | 397208 | 402246 | 136792 | 333998 | 367794 | 413190 | 104.0 |
| 3 | Folkestone Central - 5035 | 206956 | 203258 | 79386 | 154234 | 157556 | 167618 | 81.0 |
| 4 | Stratford International - 7222 | 180838 | 166100 | 41072 | 123872 | 171740 | 194112 | 107.3 |
| 5 | London Charing Cross - 5143 | 172620 | 175224 | 33324 | 107502 | 45828 | 48450 | 28.1 |
| 6 | Maidstone East - 5115 | 110956 | 113066 | 32412 | 75136 | 84246 | 96964 | 87.4 |
| 7 | Folkestone West - 5027 | 76530 | 78884 | 28602 | 69146 | 64884 | 77428 | 101.2 |
| 8 | Dover Priory - 5033 | 66432 | 62474 | 27732 | 51494 | 59604 | 63780 | 96.0 |
| 9 | London Cannon Street - 5142 | 61632 | 58018 | 11666 | 22398 | 682 | 294 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Wye - 5031 | 56560 | 61488 | 37094 | 65340 | 67896 | 73510 | 130.0 |
| 11 | Tonbridge - 5229 | 47396 | 48832 | 18856 | 40650 | 39996 | 39908 | 84.2 |
| 12 | London Bridge - 5148 | 45548 | 44756 | 8850 | 23030 | 78770 | 86014 | 188.8 |
| 13 | Rye (Sussex) - 5024 | 45474 | 45690 | 15564 | 45886 | 47392 | 45132 | 99.2 |
| 14 | Ramsgate - 5023 | 39794 | 41688 | 15534 | 30158 | 34254 | 35018 | 88.0 |
| 15 | Hastings - 5219 | 39764 | 37786 | 11568 | 30060 | 32622 | 30968 | 77.9 |
| 16 | Headcorn - 5220 | 31830 | 35376 | 15590 | 32702 | 40818 | 50652 | 159.1 |
| 17 | London Waterloo East - 5158 | 31586 | 31746 | 6192 | 19324 | 4880 | 5332 | 16.9 |
| 18 | Ham Street - 5037 | 27186 | 28168 | 18550 | 30328 | 28504 | 34758 | 127.9 |
| 19 | Margate - 5018 | 26790 | 29370 | 8564 | 18858 | 24090 | 26646 | 99.5 |
| 20 | Ebbsfleet International - 5566 | 23232 | 22756 | 7854 | 18026 | 24322 | 26704 | 114.9 |
| 21 | Charing (Kent) - 5097 | 22774 | 25096 | 15446 | 23890 | 29178 | 39338 | 172.7 |
| 22 | Paddock Wood - 5224 | 22390 | 22702 | 8490 | 17348 | 16228 | 15974 | 71.3 |
| 23 | Brighton - 5268 | 19822 | 16908 | 4286 | 11796 | 13848 | 11634 | 58.7 |
| 24 | Staplehurst - 5228 | 19736 | 19868 | 6466 | 16786 | 17886 | 19326 | 97.9 |
| 25 | Broadstairs - 5006 | 19426 | 18566 | 4422 | 11842 | 15352 | 18320 | 94.3 |
| 26 | Eastbourne - 5448 | 19326 | 18146 | 4272 | 13882 | 15668 | 14358 | 74.3 |
| 27 | Tunbridge Wells - 5230 | 17506 | 17956 | 5824 | 10306 | 12570 | 12960 | 74.0 |
| 28 | Pluckley - 5225 | 17026 | 18006 | 11908 | 17752 | 20994 | 27372 | 160.8 |
| 29 | Bromley South - 5064 | 16832 | 17096 | 4568 | 9022 | 11252 | 12720 | 75.6 |
| 30 | Lenham - 5111 | 15016 | 17856 | 9612 | 18854 | 17202 | 17274 | 115.0 |
| 31 | Sandling - 5025 | 14426 | 17794 | 5462 | 11772 | 15980 | 13600 | 94.3 |
| 32 | Deal - 5011 | 14220 | 16276 | 5452 | 9822 | 12144 | 13230 | 93.0 |
| 33 | St Leonards Warrior Square - 5239 | 12612 | 14118 | 3694 | 11662 | 11804 | 11320 | 89.8 |
| 34 | West Malling - 5129 | 11282 | 10144 | 2208 | 6118 | 7416 | 6834 | 60.6 |
| 35 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 11182 | 10904 | 862 | 2752 | 8050 | 8102 | 72.5 |
| 36 | Westenhanger - 5030 | 10578 | 13504 | 4410 | 8942 | 8378 | 8990 | 85.0 |
| 37 | Marden (Kent) - 5223 | 10520 | 12188 | 3468 | 10582 | 9858 | 8734 | 83.0 |
| 38 | Bearsted - 5091 | 10268 | 12094 | 3690 | 8896 | 9840 | 9476 | 92.3 |
| 39 | Sturry - 5029 | 9718 | 10930 | 3300 | 8180 | 7752 | 9024 | 92.9 |
| 40 | Sevenoaks - 5124 | 9346 | 10534 | 4416 | 5646 | 5970 | 6932 | 74.2 |
| 41 | London Victoria - 5426 | 9088 | 9182 | 1992 | 4342 | 122726 | 147898 | 1627.4 |
| 42 | Bexhill - 5211 | 8514 | 8244 | 2224 | 6878 | 8198 | 8832 | 103.7 |
| 43 | Chartham - 5008 | 8130 | 10368 | 3622 | 8318 | 11198 | 10154 | 124.9 |
| 44 | Appledore (Kent) - 5003 | 8116 | 8042 | 2874 | 7156 | 6840 | 7276 | 89.7 |
| 45 | Harrietsham - 5140 | 7504 | 9802 | 2368 | 6954 | 6652 | 8500 | 113.3 |
| 46 | Chilham - 5009 | 7406 | 7548 | 3200 | 7366 | 7580 | 7608 | 102.7 |
| 47 | Denmark Hill - 5421 | 7328 | 8248 | 1636 | 3140 | 4952 | 5148 | 70.3 |
| 48 | Swanley - 5075 | 7184 | 5108 | 1018 | 3160 | 4162 | 4216 | 58.7 |
| 49 | Sandwich - 5026 | 6748 | 6142 | 1514 | 6184 | 4410 | 5450 | 80.8 |
| 50 | Potters Bar - 6022 | 6696 | 8386 | 674 | 7722 | 23884 | 36708 | 548.2 |
| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Ashford International | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 1 | London St Pancras International - 1555 | 39.7% | 38.5% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 33.6% | 32.4% |
| 2 | Canterbury West - 5007 | 9.7% | 10.0% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 11.3% | 11.8% |
| 3 | Folkestone Central - 5035 | 5.0% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| 4 | Stratford International - 7222 | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| 5 | London Charing Cross - 5143 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| 6 | Maidstone East - 5115 | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| 7 | Folkestone West - 5027 | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| 8 | Dover Priory - 5033 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | London Cannon Street - 5142 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 10 | Wye - 5031 | 1.4% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 11 | Tonbridge - 5229 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| 12 | London Bridge - 5148 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 13 | Rye (Sussex) - 5024 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| 14 | Ramsgate - 5023 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| 15 | Hastings - 5219 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| 16 | Headcorn - 5220 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| 17 | London Waterloo East - 5158 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 18 | Ham Street - 5037 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| 19 | Margate - 5018 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 20 | Ebbsfleet International - 5566 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 21 | Charing (Kent) - 5097 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| 22 | Paddock Wood - 5224 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 23 | Brighton - 5268 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 24 | Staplehurst - 5228 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| 25 | Broadstairs - 5006 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 26 | Eastbourne - 5448 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 27 | Tunbridge Wells - 5230 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 28 | Pluckley - 5225 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 29 | Bromley South - 5064 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 30 | Lenham - 5111 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 31 | Sandling - 5025 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 32 | Deal - 5011 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 33 | St Leonards Warrior Square - 5239 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 34 | West Malling - 5129 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 35 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 36 | Westenhanger - 5030 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 37 | Marden (Kent) - 5223 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 38 | Bearsted - 5091 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 39 | Sturry - 5029 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 40 | Sevenoaks - 5124 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 41 | London Victoria - 5426 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 42 | Bexhill - 5211 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 43 | Chartham - 5008 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 44 | Appledore (Kent) - 5003 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 45 | Harrietsham - 5140 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 46 | Chilham - 5009 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 47 | Denmark Hill - 5421 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 48 | Swanley - 5075 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 49 | Sandwich - 5026 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 50 | Potters Bar - 6022 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
About this data
The data in the tables above is the ticketing data released under an open data license by the Rail Delivery Group covering the period from 1st April one year to 31st March the following year and should be read in conjunction with the caveats described by the Office of Rail and Road concerning their ticket sales estimates for each year. [ cached ]












