In 2022/2023, Botley had 125,444 entries and exits, making it the 1,504^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 786^th busiest (out of 997), with 277 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 343.68 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.71 passengers per service, giving it the 997^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.

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

A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1 - Up	132	479
2 - Down	132	479

*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)

2019-20 Disruption in February 2020 due to derailed freight train at Eastleigh. Strikes on South Western Railway during winter 2019.

Location: Botley
CRS: BOE / NLC: 5894 / TIPLOC(S): BOTLEY
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 452175 113260
Constituency: Meon Valley
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: ETF 78m 72ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Botley during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (16,183 journeys)
•Winchester (12,438 journeys)
•Eastleigh (6,838 journeys)
•Fareham (4,706 journeys)
•Portsmouth and Southsea (3,253 journeys)
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