| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Polegate | 972908 | 1020264 | 333708 | 785884 | 929480 | 979094 | 1079990 | 111.0 | |
| 1 | Eastbourne - 5448 | 212810 | 230750 | 111852 | 204542 | 210776 | 220952 | 244628 | 115.0 |
| 2 | London Victoria - 5426 | 196790 | 207456 | 32850 | 131432 | 189290 | 215786 | 232608 | 118.2 |
| 3 | Brighton - 5268 | 128432 | 124442 | 34526 | 109278 | 126738 | 130006 | 137900 | 107.4 |
| 4 | Lewes - 5329 | 70242 | 75612 | 33090 | 74240 | 80472 | 78530 | 77814 | 110.8 |
| 5 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 47022 | 50162 | 6764 | 19444 | 41572 | 45586 | 54824 | 116.6 |
| 6 | Bexhill - 5211 | 45618 | 52388 | 19670 | 43958 | 45738 | 42268 | 41600 | 91.2 |
| 7 | London Bridge - 5148 | 27350 | 26782 | 6720 | 13138 | 8196 | 8156 | 9022 | 33.0 |
| 8 | East Croydon - 5355 | 25066 | 24900 | 4874 | 12044 | 18134 | 19598 | 22510 | 89.8 |
| 9 | Hampden Park (Sussex) - 5450 | 22692 | 24866 | 17846 | 25856 | 26378 | 29136 | 37384 | 164.7 |
| 10 | Hastings - 5219 | 21092 | 18946 | 7370 | 14128 | 16158 | 17422 | 20100 | 95.3 |
| 11 | Falmer - 5337 | 13108 | 13936 | 1808 | 8878 | 12670 | 9956 | 13634 | 104.0 |
| 12 | Pevensey and Westham - 5461 | 10512 | 9862 | 5026 | 7340 | 6116 | 5070 | 6058 | 57.6 |
| 13 | Clapham Junction - 5595 | 8668 | 10498 | 3950 | 8958 | 11132 | 12786 | 13308 | 153.5 |
| 14 | Hove - 5273 | 7284 | 6534 | 2152 | 4436 | 4774 | 4504 | 5108 | 70.1 |
| 15 | St Leonards Warrior Square - 5239 | 7148 | 6346 | 3032 | 6824 | 7114 | 6060 | 7634 | 106.8 |
| 16 | Haywards Heath - 5490 | 5656 | 6804 | 2610 | 5382 | 6534 | 6742 | 7704 | 136.2 |
| 17 | Berwick (Sussex) - 5323 | 5026 | 4540 | 3390 | 5316 | 5516 | 5920 | 5308 | 105.6 |
| 18 | Three Bridges - 5491 | 4860 | 4868 | 2112 | 2804 | 3470 | 3354 | 4898 | 100.8 |
| 19 | Moulsecoomb - 5312 | 4088 | 4202 | 1610 | 5396 | 5484 | 5746 | 7168 | 175.3 |
| 20 | Crawley - 5484 | 3720 | 2984 | 366 | 462 | 1190 | 1024 | 1864 | 50.1 |
| 21 | Newhaven Town - 5331 | 3238 | 3668 | 1900 | 3354 | 2774 | 3078 | 3842 | 118.7 |
| 22 | Seaford (Sussex) - 5333 | 3032 | 4024 | 2238 | 4462 | 4268 | 3412 | 4242 | 139.9 |
| 23 | Ore - 5021 | 2404 | 2928 | 1448 | 3062 | 2920 | 3540 | 4090 | 170.1 |
| 24 | Worthing - 5279 | 2084 | 1968 | 526 | 1368 | 1674 | 2140 | 2464 | 118.2 |
| 25 | London Road (Brighton) - 5281 | 2032 | 1714 | 592 | 1562 | 1686 | 3052 | 3390 | 166.8 |
| 26 | Portslade - 5276 | 2012 | 1886 | 1080 | 1612 | 1844 | 1532 | 1818 | 90.4 |
| 27 | Chichester - 5255 | 1948 | 1798 | 376 | 998 | 1252 | 1444 | 2038 | 104.6 |
| 28 | Southampton Central - 5932 | 1836 | 1876 | 384 | 1466 | 1922 | 1854 | 1978 | 107.7 |
| 29 | Burgess Hill - 5483 | 1516 | 1660 | 314 | 1308 | 1232 | 1162 | 1628 | 107.4 |
| 30 | Portsmouth and Southsea - 5537 | 1480 | 1456 | 346 | 954 | 1174 | 1074 | 822 | 55.5 |
| 31 | Farringdon - 577 | 1442 | 1054 | 334 | 550 | 1674 | 1996 | 2092 | 145.1 |
| 32 | Ashford International - 5004 | 1414 | 1150 | 394 | 1002 | 948 | 1046 | 1116 | 78.9 |
| 33 | Horsham - 5309 | 1294 | 954 | 266 | 610 | 832 | 826 | 1116 | 86.2 |
| 34 | Wivelsfield - 5341 | 1268 | 1796 | 508 | 1986 | 1658 | 1858 | 2432 | 191.8 |
| 35 | Richmond (London) - 5570 | 1250 | 670 | 186 | 470 | 388 | 532 | 858 | 68.6 |
| 36 | Collington - 5457 | 1238 | 2088 | 678 | 2112 | 1930 | 1316 | 2372 | 191.6 |
| 37 | Ashtead - 5347 | 1232 | 1992 | 1294 | 1350 | 1566 | 1544 | 396 | 32.1 |
| 38 | Balham - 5399 | 1190 | 1092 | 496 | 988 | 1102 | 1158 | 1516 | 127.4 |
| 39 | London St Pancras International - 1555 | 1100 | 1322 | 100 | 374 | 754 | 822 | 968 | 88.0 |
| 40 | Glynde - 5338 | 1072 | 942 | 474 | 1360 | 1014 | 1062 | 1592 | 148.5 |
| 41 | Redhill - 5478 | 1036 | 2076 | 164 | 468 | 676 | 716 | 930 | 89.8 |
| 42 | Lancing - 5275 | 1018 | 1214 | 308 | 472 | 638 | 772 | 1016 | 99.8 |
| 43 | Aldrington - 5280 | 1008 | 1146 | 182 | 348 | 376 | 226 | 226 | 22.4 |
| 44 | Portsmouth Harbour - 5540 | 982 | 1024 | 242 | 574 | 762 | 786 | 1084 | 110.4 |
| 45 | Cooden Beach - 5458 | 946 | 1130 | 270 | 612 | 792 | 1186 | 1220 | 129.0 |
| 46 | Shoreham-By-Sea - 5277 | 944 | 798 | 524 | 936 | 866 | 886 | 1506 | 159.5 |
| 47 | Rye (Sussex) - 5024 | 940 | 902 | 196 | 742 | 654 | 674 | 794 | 84.5 |
| 48 | Denmark Hill - 5421 | 920 | 1106 | 266 | 606 | 828 | 872 | 1234 | 134.1 |
| 49 | Gunnersbury - 5588 | 918 | 966 | 0 | 16 | 62 | 176 | 160 | 17.4 |
| 50 | Epsom (Surrey) - 5360 | 910 | 726 | 166 | 294 | 152 | 192 | 152 | 16.7 |
| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Polegate | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Eastbourne - 5448 | 21.9% | 22.6% | 33.5% | 26.0% | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.7% |
| 2 | London Victoria - 5426 | 20.2% | 20.3% | 9.8% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 21.5% |
| 3 | Brighton - 5268 | 13.2% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 13.6% | 13.3% | 12.8% |
| 4 | Lewes - 5329 | 7.2% | 7.4% | 9.9% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 8.0% | 7.2% |
| 5 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 4.8% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| 6 | Bexhill - 5211 | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| 7 | London Bridge - 5148 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 8 | East Croydon - 5355 | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| 9 | Hampden Park (Sussex) - 5450 | 2.3% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| 10 | Hastings - 5219 | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| 11 | Falmer - 5337 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| 12 | Pevensey and Westham - 5461 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 13 | Clapham Junction - 5595 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| 14 | Hove - 5273 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 15 | St Leonards Warrior Square - 5239 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 16 | Haywards Heath - 5490 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 17 | Berwick (Sussex) - 5323 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| 18 | Three Bridges - 5491 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 19 | Moulsecoomb - 5312 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 20 | Crawley - 5484 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 21 | Newhaven Town - 5331 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 22 | Seaford (Sussex) - 5333 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 23 | Ore - 5021 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 24 | Worthing - 5279 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 25 | London Road (Brighton) - 5281 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 26 | Portslade - 5276 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 27 | Chichester - 5255 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 28 | Southampton Central - 5932 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 29 | Burgess Hill - 5483 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 30 | Portsmouth and Southsea - 5537 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 31 | Farringdon - 577 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 32 | Ashford International - 5004 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 33 | Horsham - 5309 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 34 | Wivelsfield - 5341 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 35 | Richmond (London) - 5570 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 36 | Collington - 5457 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 37 | Ashtead - 5347 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 38 | Balham - 5399 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 39 | London St Pancras International - 1555 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 40 | Glynde - 5338 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 41 | Redhill - 5478 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 42 | Lancing - 5275 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 43 | Aldrington - 5280 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 44 | Portsmouth Harbour - 5540 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 45 | Cooden Beach - 5458 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 46 | Shoreham-By-Sea - 5277 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 47 | Rye (Sussex) - 5024 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 48 | Denmark Hill - 5421 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 49 | Gunnersbury - 5588 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 50 | Epsom (Surrey) - 5360 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 ]












