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 Holton Heath 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Holton Heath had 27,498 entries and exits, making it the 2,135th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
2135/2575
It ranked 863rd busiest (out of 997), with 192 scheduled services per week.
863/997
That's a daily average of 75.34 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 2.75 passengers per service, giving it the 1,435th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1435/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 14,906
Reduced price entries & exits: 8,656
Season ticket entries & exits: 3,936
Total entries & exits: 27,498
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +4,066 : 17.35%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up124450
2 - Down124450
*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
286Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & LondonOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +12,752 (+86.48%)

Reasons for change:
2011-12 Cause of large increase not clear
2014-15 Demand decrease over past two years

Location Details

Location: Holton Heath
CRS: HOL / NLC: 5941 / TIPLOC(S): HOLTONH
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 394606 90212
Constituency: Mid Dorset and North Poole
Local Authority: Dorset
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML2 118m 68ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Holton Heath during 2022/2023:
•Bournemouth (4,220 journeys)
•Poole (2,351 journeys)
•Wool (777 journeys)
•Branksome (752 journeys)
•Wareham (Dorset) (703 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Holton Heath's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Hamworthy2.80
Wareham (Dorset)2.11