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 Heyford 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Heyford had 31,412 entries and exits, making it the 2,105th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
2105/2575
It ranked 901st busiest (out of 997), with 149 scheduled services per week.
901/997
That's a daily average of 86.06 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.05 passengers per service, giving it the 1,330th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1330/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 6,242
Reduced price entries & exits: 20,504
Season ticket entries & exits: 4,666
Total entries & exits: 31,412
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +8,202 : 35.34%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down70254
Up70254
170254
270254
*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

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +4,813 (+18.09%)

Reasons for change:
2012-13 Reason for increase unclear
2014-15 Reason for change unclear - possibly due to closure of nearby Oxford-Bicester line

Location Details

Location: Heyford
CRS: HYD / NLC: 3194 / TIPLOC(S): HEYFORD
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 448284 224700
Constituency: Banbury
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: DCL 75m 23ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Heyford during 2022/2023:
•Oxford (10,885 journeys)
•Banbury (1,233 journeys)
•London Paddington (1,121 journeys)
•Reading (502 journeys)
•London Marylebone (375 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Heyford's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Kings Sutton7.54
Tackley2.64