Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Banbury had 1,813,406 entries and exits, making it the 269th 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 384th busiest (out of 997), with 888 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 4968.24 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 39.27 passengers per service*, giving it the 136th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 5611.68 passengers passing through the station and 49.44 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 440,808
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,145,532
Season ticket entries & exits: 227,066
Total entries & exits: 1,813,406
Interchanges made between connecting services: 234,856
Change in usage from 21/22:
-72,042 : -3.82%
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 | 270 | 981 | |
2 | 300 | 1090 | |
3 | 300 | 1090 | |
4 | 133 | 483 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
013 | Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South) | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,145,955 (+171.69%)
Location Details
Location: Banbury
CRS: BAN / NLC: 4502 / TIPLOC(S): BNBR
Station Facility Owner: Chiltern Railways
OS Grid Ref: 446185 240457
Constituency: Banbury
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: DCL 86m 15ch
CRS: BAN / NLC: 4502 / TIPLOC(S): BNBR
Station Facility Owner: Chiltern Railways
OS Grid Ref: 446185 240457
Constituency: Banbury
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: DCL 86m 15ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Banbury during 2022/2023:
•London Marylebone (269,082 journeys)
•Oxford (229,245 journeys)
•Bicester North (50,992 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (50,550 journeys)
•Leamington Spa (46,194 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Marylebone (269,082 journeys)
•Oxford (229,245 journeys)
•Bicester North (50,992 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (50,550 journeys)
•Leamington Spa (46,194 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Banbury's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Kings Sutton | 1.40 |
Leamington Spa | 19.90 |