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 Dorking West 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Dorking West had 33,452 entries and exits, making it the 2,077th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
2077/2575
It ranked 881st busiest (out of 997), with 170 scheduled services per week.
881/997
That's a daily average of 91.65 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 3.78 passengers per service*, giving it the 1,348th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1348/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 92.33 passengers passing through the station and 3.84 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: 9,128
Reduced price entries & exits: 19,048
Season ticket entries & exits: 5,276
Total entries & exits: 33,452
Interchanges made between connecting services: 249
Change in usage from 21/22: +174 : 0.52%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up Reading111403
2 - Down Reading102370
*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: +32,635 (+3,994.49%)

Reasons for change:
2006-07 Group Of Stations
2007-08 Ignore - Less than 15,000 E&X
2012-13 Entries and Exits distribution between stations in this station group adjusted to reflect count data

Location Details

Location: Dorking West
CRS: DKT / NLC: 5297 / TIPLOC(S): DRKGW
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 515994 149885
Constituency: Mole Valley
Local Authority: Surrey
NR Region: South East
Station Group: DORKING BR
ELR: RSJ 30m 42ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Dorking West during 2022/2023:
•Reigate (39 journeys)
•Dorking (Deepdene) (24 journeys)
•Addlestone (2 journeys)
•Leatherhead (1 journeys)
•Box Hill and Westhumble (1 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Dorking West's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Dorking (Deepdene)0.71
Gomshall4.74