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 Frome 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Frome had 207,088 entries and exits, making it the 1,230th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1230/2575
It ranked 826th busiest (out of 997), with 234 scheduled services per week.
826/997
That's a daily average of 567.36 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 17.02 passengers per service*, giving it the 586th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
586/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 568.44 passengers passing through the station and 17.08 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: 76,452
Reduced price entries & exits: 125,840
Season ticket entries & exits: 4,796
Total entries & exits: 207,088
Interchanges made between connecting services: 394
Change in usage from 21/22: +40,604 : 24.39%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single109396
*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
275Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & GloucesterOct24
279Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge - WestburyOct24
280London & Reading - Newbury - Bedwyn - Westbury - Taunton & ExeterOct24
281Weymouth - Yeovil - Castle Cary - WestburyOct24
284London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - ExeterOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +139,126 (+204.71%)

Location Details

Location: Frome
CRS: FRO / NLC: 5707 / TIPLOC(S): FROME
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 378450 147610
Constituency: Somerton and Frome
Local Authority: Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: WEY 115m 09ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Frome during 2022/2023:
•Bristol Temple Meads (18,880 journeys)
•London Paddington (18,079 journeys)
•Bath Spa (12,494 journeys)
•Weymouth (5,411 journeys)
•Trowbridge (4,632 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Frome's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bruton10.61
Westbury5.75