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 Blakedown 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Blakedown had 72,972 entries and exits, making it the 1,778th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1778/2575
It ranked 643rd busiest (out of 997), with 445 scheduled services per week.
643/997
That's a daily average of 199.92 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 3.15 passengers per service, giving it the 1,404th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1404/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 15,918
Reduced price entries & exits: 9,512
Season ticket entries & exits: 47,542
Total entries & exits: 72,972
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +12,162 : 20.00%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down122443
Up119432
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
195Birmingham - Stourbridge - Kidderminster - WorcesterOct24
197Birmingham & Cheltenham Spa - Worcester - HerefordOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +27,650 (+61.01%)

Reasons for change:
2009-10 No obvious reason to explain change in usage
2020-21 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the West Midlands PTE area in 2020-21 has increased by 0.6% as a result of methodology improvements

Location Details

Location: Blakedown
CRS: BKD / NLC: 4574 / TIPLOC(S): BLAKEDN
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 388068 278732
Constituency: Wyre Forest
Local Authority: Worcestershire
NR Region: West Midlands
ELR: OWW 138m 54ch, ALC2 8m 15ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Blakedown during 2022/2023:
•Hagley (12,949 journeys)
•Birmingham Snow Hill (9,920 journeys)
•Worcester Foregate Street (4,578 journeys)
•Birmingham Moor Street (2,427 journeys)
•Kidderminster (1,219 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Blakedown's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Hagley1.73
Kidderminster3.13