Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Christchurch had 400,560 entries and exits, making it the 867th 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 640th busiest (out of 997), with 448 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1097.42 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 17.19 passengers per service, giving it the 581st (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: 103,302
Reduced price entries & exits: 265,886
Season ticket entries & exits: 31,372
Total entries & exits: 400,560
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+62,102 : 18.35%
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 | 185 | 672 | |
2 - Down | 185 | 672 |
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:-7,387 (-1.81%)
Location Details
Location: Christchurch
CRS: CHR / NLC: 5879 / TIPLOC(S): CHRISTC
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 415292 93218
Constituency: Christchurch
Local Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML2 104m 28ch
CRS: CHR / NLC: 5879 / TIPLOC(S): CHRISTC
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 415292 93218
Constituency: Christchurch
Local Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML2 104m 28ch
Fares
Enter a stations three letter 'CRS' code, it's 4 digit 'NLC' code or 4 or more letters of any UK station, to search the fare manual. For more detail, including historical pricing, restrictions & ticket types, visit our fares & ticketing pages.
Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Christchurch during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (38,310 journeys)
•Bournemouth (27,677 journeys)
•Brockenhurst (23,309 journeys)
•Southampton Central (20,344 journeys)
•Poole (14,535 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Waterloo (38,310 journeys)
•Bournemouth (27,677 journeys)
•Brockenhurst (23,309 journeys)
•Southampton Central (20,344 journeys)
•Poole (14,535 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Christchurch's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Hinton Admiral | 3.29 |
Pokesdown | 1.95 |