RailwayData | Chippenham Station
 Chippenham 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Chippenham had 1,444,874 entries and exits, making it the 319th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
319/2575
It ranked 541st busiest (out of 997), with 562 scheduled services per week.
541/997
That's a daily average of 3958.56 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 49.44 passengers per service*, giving it the 81st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
81/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 4032.38 passengers passing through the station and 51.29 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: 270,908
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,036,244
Season ticket entries & exits: 137,722
Total entries & exits: 1,444,874
Interchanges made between connecting services: 26,946
Change in usage from 21/22: +320,648 : 28.52%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1239869
2239869
*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
009Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol & Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot & LondonOct24
275Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & GloucesterOct24
279Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge - WestburyOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +499,439 (+52.83%)

Location Details

Location: Chippenham
CRS: CPM / NLC: 3267 / TIPLOC(S): CHIPNHM, THNGLYJ
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 392079 173738
Constituency: Chippenham
Local Authority: Wiltshire
NR Region: South West
ELR: MLN1 93m 76ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Chippenham during 2022/2023:
•Bath Spa (230,002 journeys)
•London Paddington (179,470 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (117,309 journeys)
•Swindon (Wilts) (61,744 journeys)
•Didcot Parkway (12,823 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Chippenham's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bath Spa12.94
Melksham6.21
Swindon (Wilts)16.66