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.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 650th busiest (out of 997), with 437 scheduled services per week.
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.
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. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 - Up | 114 | 414 | |
2 - Down | 114 | 414 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
286 | Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & London | Oct24 |
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
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.
•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.Station | Miles |
Bournemouth | 2.61 |
Parkstone (Dorset) | 1.31 |