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 Hereford 

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.
402/2575
It ranked 494th busiest (out of 997), with 655 scheduled services per week.
494/997
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.
200/1659
* 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.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Down Loop)205745
2 (Down Main)204741
3 (Up Main)221803
4 (Up Bay)70254
*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
156Manchester, Chester, Crewe & Shrewsbury - South WalesOct24
170Cardiff & Swansea - Carmarthen - South West WalesOct24
197Birmingham & Cheltenham Spa - Worcester - HerefordOct24
277London, Didcot & Oxford - Moreton-in-Marsh - Worcester & HerefordOct24
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

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.

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.
StationMiles
Abergavenny23.99
Ledbury13.81
Leominster12.29