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 Clifton Down 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Clifton Down had 608,640 entries and exits, making it the 669th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
669/2575
It ranked 640th busiest (out of 997), with 448 scheduled services per week.
640/997
That's a daily average of 1667.51 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 26.13 passengers per service, giving it the 316th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
316/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 416,130
Reduced price entries & exits: 95,198
Season ticket entries & exits: 97,312
Total entries & exits: 608,640
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +207,910 : 51.88%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1106385Usable length inside the barrier
2108392Usable length inside the barrier
*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
272Bristol - Avonmouth - Severn BeachOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +514,854 (+548.97%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 Improved service introduced in 2008, on Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads line.
2009-10 No obvious reason to explain change in usage
2012-13 Continues a trend of high growth on the Severn Beach line over a number of years, encouraged partly by service improvements
2013-14 Continues high growth from previous years on the Severn Beach Line
2019-20 Severn Beach Line closures in 2018. In 2019, improved Sunday service to 11 trains per day, from 2 trains per day previously.

Location Details

Location: Clifton Down
CRS: CFN / NLC: 3202 / TIPLOC(S): CLFDOWN
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 357653 174126
Constituency: Bristol West
Local Authority: Bristol, City of
NR Region: South West
ELR: CNX 3m 70ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Clifton Down during 2022/2023:
•Bristol Temple Meads (130,998 journeys)
•Severn Beach (27,240 journeys)
•Bath Spa (20,908 journeys)
•Lawrence Hill (16,982 journeys)
•Stapleton Road (15,331 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Clifton Down's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Redland0.59
Sea Mills2.10