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 Branksome 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Branksome had 202,464 entries and exits, making it the 1,245th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1245/2575
It ranked 650th busiest (out of 997), with 437 scheduled services per week.
650/997
That's a daily average of 554.70 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.91 passengers per service, giving it the 985th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
985/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 51,658
Reduced price entries & exits: 138,034
Season ticket entries & exits: 12,772
Total entries & exits: 202,464
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +52,536 : 35.04%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up114414
2 - Down114414
*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
286Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & LondonOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +68,506 (+51.14%)

Location Details

Location: Branksome
CRS: BSM / NLC: 5875 / TIPLOC(S): BRANKSM
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 405803 91942
Constituency: Bournemouth West
Local Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML2 110m 57ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Branksome during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (26,605 journeys)
•Southampton Central (10,283 journeys)
•Bournemouth (10,087 journeys)
•Brockenhurst (10,061 journeys)
•Christchurch (4,380 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Branksome's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bournemouth2.61
Parkstone (Dorset)1.31