Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Parkstone (Dorset) had 172,078 entries and exits, making it the 1,340th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 650th busiest (out of 997), with 437 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 471.45 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 7.57 passengers per service, giving it the 1,075th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 41,072
Reduced price entries & exits: 123,440
Season ticket entries & exits: 7,566
Total entries & exits: 172,078
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+45,660 : 36.12%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 - Up | 130 | 472 | |
2 - Down | 130 | 472 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
286 | Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & London | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +69,729 (+68.13%)
Reasons for change:
2013-14 Reason for increase unclear2019-20 Strikes on South Western Railway during winter 2019
Location Details
Location: Parkstone (Dorset)
CRS: PKS / NLC: 5882 / TIPLOC(S): PSTONE
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 403772 91480
Constituency: Poole
Local Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML2 111m 76ch
CRS: PKS / NLC: 5882 / TIPLOC(S): PSTONE
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 403772 91480
Constituency: Poole
Local Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML2 111m 76ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Parkstone (Dorset) during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (24,329 journeys)
•Bournemouth (9,829 journeys)
•Southampton Central (8,999 journeys)
•Christchurch (4,792 journeys)
•Brockenhurst (3,835 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Waterloo (24,329 journeys)
•Bournemouth (9,829 journeys)
•Southampton Central (8,999 journeys)
•Christchurch (4,792 journeys)
•Brockenhurst (3,835 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.