Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Bitterne had 65,298 entries and exits, making it the 1,830th 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 808th busiest (out of 997), with 255 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 178.90 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.92 passengers per service, giving it the 1,263rd (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: 21,006
Reduced price entries & exits: 35,198
Season ticket entries & exits: 9,094
Total entries & exits: 65,298
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+9,910 : 17.89%
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 | 136 | 494 | |
2 - Down | 148 | 538 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
311 | Portsmouth - Fareham - Southampton | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +36,337 (+125.47%)
Reasons for change:
2012-13 Reason for increase unclear2019-20 Strikes on South Western Railway during winter 2019
Location Details
Location: Bitterne
CRS: BTE / NLC: 5945 / TIPLOC(S): BITERNE
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 443882 113394
Constituency: Southampton, Itchen
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: SDP1 2m 36ch
CRS: BTE / NLC: 5945 / TIPLOC(S): BITERNE
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 443882 113394
Constituency: Southampton, Itchen
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: SDP1 2m 36ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Bitterne during 2022/2023:
•Fareham (3,668 journeys)
•Southampton Central (3,451 journeys)
•Portsmouth and Southsea (2,735 journeys)
•Winchester (2,335 journeys)
•Swanwick (2,277 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Fareham (3,668 journeys)
•Southampton Central (3,451 journeys)
•Portsmouth and Southsea (2,735 journeys)
•Winchester (2,335 journeys)
•Swanwick (2,277 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.