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 Cholsey 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Cholsey had 212,398 entries and exits, making it the 1,218th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1218/2575
It ranked 602nd busiest (out of 997), with 488 scheduled services per week.
602/997
That's a daily average of 581.91 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.37 passengers per service, giving it the 1,020th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1020/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 48,868
Reduced price entries & exits: 117,984
Season ticket entries & exits: 45,546
Total entries & exits: 212,398
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +56,948 : 36.63%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Down)142516
2 (Up)154560
3 (Down)141512
4 (Up)153556
*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

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +17,054 (+8.73%)

Reasons for change:
2014-15 Possibly tourist traffic associated with heritage railway

Location Details

Location: Cholsey
CRS: CHO / NLC: 3031 / TIPLOC(S): CHOLSEY
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 458430 186044
Constituency: Wantage
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: MLN1 48m 37ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Cholsey during 2022/2023:
•London Paddington (39,458 journeys)
•Reading (20,284 journeys)
•Didcot Parkway (18,134 journeys)
•Oxford (11,320 journeys)
•Pangbourne (2,253 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Cholsey's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Appleford6.61
Didcot Parkway4.66
Goring and Streatley3.71