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 2023-24 figures were published on 21 November 2024.

We've retained last year's format showing the comparison with pre-Covid numbers as a reference, giving a useful indication of post-Covid recovery. Although in general the FNL is still recovering well, some stations are far behind, while some of the quietest stations have shown the largest increase in footfall. Perhaps this gives ScotRail some more insight into how travel has changed since Covid.

A prolonged period without industrial disputes hanging over travellers would help bring the numbers back to their pre-Covid path of growing year-on-year.

Interestingly, although Altnabreac Station was closed for a third of 2023-24, its numbers were only slightly down. This perhaps has a lot to do with the fact that the station was closed during the coldest months of the period.