A railway station in Cumbria saw almost 2million visits last year, according to new figures.

Data from the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) showed Carlisle railway station had 1.8million entries and exits in the year to March 2023, which made it the 271st busiest station in the country.

The next busiest station in the city of Carlisle was Dalston, with 37,400 visits, followed by Wetheral with 30,666 and Brampton with 9,960.

The main origin or destination station for passengers in Carlisle was Newcastle with more than 200,000 journeys taken between Newcastle and Carlisle. 

Elsewhere in Britain, Liverpool Street in London overtook Waterloo as the most-used station in Great Britain, which the ORR attributed to the opening of London's latest train service, the Elizabeth Line.

Glasgow Central was the most used station in Scotland, and Cardiff Central topped the list in Wales.

The least used station that was open throughout the whole year was Denton in Greater Manchester, with just 34 entries and exits.