Royston railway station

You can reach 41 stations directly from Royston on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cambridge, with 168 trains a day.

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Direct trains from Royston

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Cambridge	168	122	74
Cambridge South	168	122	74
Letchworth Garden City	168	124	74
Hitchin	139	111	73
Baldock	137	112	73
Stevenage	128	111	72
Finsbury Park	127	111	71
Ashwell & Morden	111	83	73
London King's Cross	106	60	46
Foxton	68	41	39
Meldreth	68	41	39
Shepreth	68	41	39
Welwyn North	67	40	37
London Blackfriars	64	64	28
East Croydon	64	64	28
Gatwick Airport	64	64	28
London Bridge	64	64	0
St Pancras International	64	64	28
Farringdon	64	64	28
Brighton	63	63	27
Burgess Hill	63	63	27
City Thameslink	63	46	0
Haywards Heath	63	63	27
Three Bridges	63	64	27
Knebworth	61	40	37
Welwyn Garden City	56	40	38
Alexandra Palace	55	40	38
Hatfield	55	40	38
Potters Bar	55	40	38
Cambridge North	32	16	4
Ely	32	16	4
Waterbeach	32	16	4
Downham Market	28	10	4
King's Lynn	28	10	3
Littleport	28	10	4
Watlington	28	10	3
Hassocks	13	1	0
Preston Park	13	1	0
Balcombe	1	1	0
New Barnet	1	0	0

and 1 more station, each served less often.

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How busy Royston is

1,415,838 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 392nd busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 18,806 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Royston and Cambridge than any other pair: 328,042 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

Meldreth 3.0 miles
Ashwell & Morden 3.9 miles
Shepreth 4.9 miles
Foxton 5.8 miles
Baldock 8.0 miles

More about this station on Wikipedia.