Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Hereford had 1,117,190 entries and exits, making it the 402nd 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 494th busiest (out of 997), with 655 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 3060.79 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 32.80 passengers per service*, giving it the 200th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 3165.9 passengers passing through the station and 35.05 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: 258,166
Reduced price entries & exits: 536,436
Season ticket entries & exits: 322,588
Total entries & exits: 1,117,190
Interchanges made between connecting services: 38,364
Change in usage from 21/22:
+114,594 : 11.43%
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 (Down Loop) | 205 | 745 | |
2 (Down Main) | 204 | 741 | |
3 (Up Main) | 221 | 803 | |
4 (Up Bay) | 70 | 254 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
156 | Manchester, Chester, Crewe & Shrewsbury - South Wales | Oct24 |
170 | Cardiff & Swansea - Carmarthen - South West Wales | Oct24 |
197 | Birmingham & Cheltenham Spa - Worcester - Hereford | Oct24 |
277 | London, Didcot & Oxford - Moreton-in-Marsh - Worcester & Hereford | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +635,180 (+131.78%)
Reasons for change:
2020-21 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the West Midlands PTE area in 2020-21 has increased by 0.6% as a result of methodology improvements
Location Details
Location: Hereford
CRS: HFD / NLC: 3607 / TIPLOC(S): HEREFRD
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 351526 240572
Constituency: Hereford and South Herefordshire
Local Authority: Herefordshire, County of
NR Region: West Midlands
ELR: SHL 51m 03ch
CRS: HFD / NLC: 3607 / TIPLOC(S): HEREFRD
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 351526 240572
Constituency: Hereford and South Herefordshire
Local Authority: Herefordshire, County of
NR Region: West Midlands
ELR: SHL 51m 03ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Hereford during 2022/2023:
•Leominster (78,434 journeys)
•London Paddington (43,351 journeys)
•Worcester Foregate Street (41,594 journeys)
•Abergavenny (40,984 journeys)
•Ledbury (37,029 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Leominster (78,434 journeys)
•London Paddington (43,351 journeys)
•Worcester Foregate Street (41,594 journeys)
•Abergavenny (40,984 journeys)
•Ledbury (37,029 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Hereford's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Abergavenny | 23.99 |
Ledbury | 13.81 |
Leominster | 12.29 |