In 2022/2023, Gloucester had 1,452,948 entries and exits, making it the 315^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 369^th busiest (out of 997), with 909 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 3980.68 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 30.74 passengers per service*, giving it the 222^nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 4153.58 passengers passing through the station and 33.41 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1 & 2 (Combined Down)	494	1796	Quoted distance between signals G135/58. 246m platform 1 north end (between signals G54/135). 248m platfom 2 south end (between signals G58/133)
3 (South Bay)	105	381	Inside Signal G354
4 (Up)	324	1178

*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)

Location: Gloucester
CRS: GCR / NLC: 4760 / TIPLOC(S): BNWDJN , GLOSTER
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 383675 218580
Constituency: Gloucester
Local Authority: Gloucestershire
NR Region: South West
ELR: SWM2 114m 03ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Gloucester during 2022/2023:
•London Paddington (109,463 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (87,243 journeys)
•Cheltenham Spa (72,629 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (51,820 journeys)
•Stroud (Gloucs) (51,169 journeys)
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