Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Gloucester had 1,452,948 entries and exits, making it the 315th 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 369th 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 222nd (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.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 428,092
Reduced price entries & exits: 953,610
Season ticket entries & exits: 71,246
Total entries & exits: 1,452,948
Interchanges made between connecting services: 63,110
Change in usage from 21/22:
+239,306 : 19.72%
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 & 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 |
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 |
275 | Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & Gloucester | Oct24 |
276 | Birmingham - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Cardiff | Oct24 |
281 | Weymouth - Yeovil - Castle Cary - Westbury | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +753,664 (+107.78%)
Location Details
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
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
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
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)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•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)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Gloucester's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Cam and Dursley | 12.65 |
Cheltenham Spa | 6.53 |
Lydney | 19.40 |
Stonehouse | 9.14 |