Every year the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) produces statistics for station usage based on ticket sales. They cover 1 April to 31 March each year. The 2022-23 figures were published on 14 December 2023 and are for the first complete year without any Covid restrictions or advisories since the pandemic began.

This table is in a slightly different format from recent years in that the usual "Two Year Change" column has been replaced by "Change Since 2019-20". This gives a more useful indication of post-Covid recovery. Although in general the FNL is recovering well, it has a fair way to go before reaching the levels seen in the middle of the last decade.

Despite the many entries in red in the final column, the Far North Line station usage figures are mostly showing an improvement over the previous year, with the exception of Brora, Golspie and Rogart. Interestingly, three request stops, Altnabreac, Dunrobin Castle and Invershin, have seen a significant increase since before Covid. These outliers may give ScotRail planners some useful clues about passengers' travel habits.