The identity of Greater Manchester’s most and least used Metrolink tram stations can be revealed for the first time in years.

New footfall data released following a Freedom of Information request by the Local Democracy Reporting Service shows that St Peter’s Square remains the most-used Metrolink stop, with nearly 4.5 million passengers boarding or alighting at the city centre station in 2024. It retains its crown as top stop from 2021/22, the last time a ranking was released by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).

Deansgate-Castlefield and Piccadilly Gardens retain their position as second and third-placed stations, although they have swapped over since 2022, with the former now used by 2.1m people compared to the Gardens’ 1.7m.

The three least-used tram stops are all in Wythenshawe. Only 23,850 people visited least-used Robinswood Road last year, the station after Wythenshawe Town Centre when heading to Manchester Airport. Crossacres, with 42,950 passengers, and Peel Hall, with 45,250, round out the bottom three.

Metrolink continues to surge in popularity, with TfGM recording 12m more journeys — based on ticketing data — from 2022 to 2024. Some 45.6m journeys were made across Metrolink last year, compared to 40.2m in 2023 and 33.5m.

These figures differ from footfall data, as one passenger can make one journey, but be recorded at at least two stations — where they boarded, any stops they changed trams at, and where they ended their journey.

You can search for your regular Metrolink stop, or check the most and least-used stations on our table below.

Rising passenger figures come at the same time as a drive to stamp out fare dodging, beginning in 2023 when the penalty fare rose from £45 to £120.

Fran Wilkinson, TfGM’s Customer and Growth Director, said in July 2025: “Contactless ‘tap and go’ has become the most popular way for Metrolink customers to pay for their travel, with over 56 million journeys being made since the payment system launched in 2019. Tap and go has also since been extended to Bee Network buses, with more than 10 million trips made since March.

“Since October 2023 we have made concerted efforts to tackle fare evasion and protect revenue on Metrolink, deploying more staff on the network than ever before to check tickets and reassure passengers travelling by tram. Tens of thousands of tickets are checked every single day.”