Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Bicester North had 632,544 entries and exits, making it the 648th 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 675th busiest (out of 997), with 411 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1733.00 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 29.60 passengers per service*, giving it the 241st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 1783.85 passengers passing through the station and 31.33 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: 141,212
Reduced price entries & exits: 404,400
Season ticket entries & exits: 86,932
Total entries & exits: 632,544
Interchanges made between connecting services: 18,563
Change in usage from 21/22:
+120,064 : 23.43%
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 | 193 | 701 | |
2 | 192 | 698 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +310,632 (+96.50%)
Reasons for change:
2011-12 Continues high growth from previous year2013-14 Continues and increases high growth from previous years2015-16 Opening of Bicester village likely to have taken passengers away from Bicester North2019-20 Increase in services and parking provision
Location Details
Location: Bicester North
CRS: BCS / NLC: 3048 / TIPLOC(S): BCSTN
Station Facility Owner: Chiltern Railways
OS Grid Ref: 458575 223116
Constituency: Banbury
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
NR Region: South East
Station Group: BICESTER BR
ELR: NAJ3 9m 26ch
CRS: BCS / NLC: 3048 / TIPLOC(S): BCSTN
Station Facility Owner: Chiltern Railways
OS Grid Ref: 458575 223116
Constituency: Banbury
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
NR Region: South East
Station Group: BICESTER BR
ELR: NAJ3 9m 26ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Bicester North during 2022/2023:
•London Marylebone (187,975 journeys)
•Banbury (50,992 journeys)
•Birmingham Moor Street (20,677 journeys)
•Haddenham and Thame Parkway (11,640 journeys)
•Leamington Spa (6,807 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Marylebone (187,975 journeys)
•Banbury (50,992 journeys)
•Birmingham Moor Street (20,677 journeys)
•Haddenham and Thame Parkway (11,640 journeys)
•Leamington Spa (6,807 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Bicester North's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Haddenham and Thame Parkway | 12.96 |
Kings Sutton | 12.44 |