Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Basingstoke had 4,004,066 entries and exits, making it the 110th 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 111st busiest (out of 997), with 2,054 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 10970.04 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 37.49 passengers per service*, giving it the 149th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 13919.69 passengers passing through the station and 57.65 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: 953,180
Reduced price entries & exits: 2,411,440
Season ticket entries & exits: 639,446
Total entries & exits: 4,004,066
Interchanges made between connecting services: 1,076,621
Change in usage from 21/22:
+341,858 : 9.33%
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 - Down Slow | 296 | 1076 | Trains can reverse in the Platform |
2 - Down Fast | 245 | 890 | |
3 - Up Fast | 245 | 890 | |
4 - Up Slow | 245 | 890 | |
5 - East Bay | 117 | 425 |
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 |
284 | London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - Exeter | Oct24 |
286 | Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & London | Oct24 |
291 | Westbury - Salisbury - Romsey & Southampton | Oct24 |
312 | Portsmouth & Fareham - Eastleigh & London | Oct24 |
318 | London & Basingstoke - Winchester - Southampton & Bournemouth | Oct24 |
319 | Basingstoke - Woking & London | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,186,415 (+42.11%)
Reasons for change:
2021-22 This station is a common split point for split ticketing
Location Details
Location: Basingstoke
CRS: BSK / NLC: 5520 / TIPLOC(S): BSNGSEB, BSNGSTK
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 463727 152546
Constituency: Basingstoke
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML1 47m 61ch, BKE 51m 37ch
CRS: BSK / NLC: 5520 / TIPLOC(S): BSNGSEB, BSNGSTK
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 463727 152546
Constituency: Basingstoke
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML1 47m 61ch, BKE 51m 37ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Basingstoke during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (654,078 journeys)
•Reading (225,026 journeys)
•Winchester (172,466 journeys)
•Andover (80,044 journeys)
•Farnborough (Main) (62,132 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Waterloo (654,078 journeys)
•Reading (225,026 journeys)
•Winchester (172,466 journeys)
•Andover (80,044 journeys)
•Farnborough (Main) (62,132 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Basingstoke's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Bramley (Hampshire) | 4.99 |
Hook | 5.61 |
Micheldever | 10.33 |
Overton | 7.80 |