Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Cheltenham Spa had 1,965,252 entries and exits, making it the 242nd 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 308th busiest (out of 997), with 1,025 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 5384.25 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 36.87 passengers per service*, giving it the 156th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 5992.04 passengers passing through the station and 45.2 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 438,688
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,453,782
Season ticket entries & exits: 72,782
Total entries & exits: 1,965,252
Interchanges made between connecting services: 221,843
Change in usage from 21/22:
+171,542 : 9.56%
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 | 250 | 909 | |
| 2 | 242 | 879 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 009 | Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol & Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot & London | Oct24 |
| 013 | Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South) | Oct24 |
| 169 | Swansea & Maesteg - Bridgend - Cardiff (incl. Barry Island) | Oct24 |
| 183 | Nottingham & Derby - Birmingham | Oct24 |
| 197 | Birmingham & Cheltenham Spa - Worcester - Hereford | Oct24 |
| 275 | Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & Gloucester | Oct24 |
| 276 | Birmingham - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Cardiff | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,233,864 (+168.70%)
Location Details
Location: Cheltenham Spa
CRS: CNM / NLC: 4731 / TIPLOC(S): CHLTNHM
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 393231 222092
Constituency: Cheltenham
Local Authority: Gloucestershire
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAG2 86m 56ch
CRS: CNM / NLC: 4731 / TIPLOC(S): CHLTNHM
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 393231 222092
Constituency: Cheltenham
Local Authority: Gloucestershire
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAG2 86m 56ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Cheltenham Spa during 2022/2023:
•Bristol Temple Meads (146,077 journeys)
•London Paddington (140,384 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (132,244 journeys)
•Gloucester (72,629 journeys)
•Bristol Parkway (41,825 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Bristol Temple Meads (146,077 journeys)
•London Paddington (140,384 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (132,244 journeys)
•Gloucester (72,629 journeys)
•Bristol Parkway (41,825 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Cheltenham Spa's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury | 7.25 |
| Bromsgrove | 31.14 |
| Cam and Dursley | 18.02 |
| Gloucester | 6.53 |
| Stonehouse | 14.49 |