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 Maidenhead 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Maidenhead had 3,239,874 entries and exits, making it the 142nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
142/2575
It ranked 157th busiest (out of 997), with 1,635 scheduled services per week.
157/997
That's a daily average of 8876.37 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 38.11 passengers per service*, giving it the 143rd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
143/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 10030.21 passengers passing through the station and 48.01 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: 1,014,424
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,635,694
Season ticket entries & exits: 589,756
Total entries & exits: 3,239,874
Interchanges made between connecting services: 421,152
Change in usage from 21/22: +829,626 : 34.42%
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 Main Line)177643
2 (Up Main Line)199723122m Top of ramp to nearest mirror. 149m Top of ramp to furthest mirror.
3 (Down Relief Line)198719149m Top of ramp to mirror
4 (Up Relief Line)20574567m Top of ramp (Reading end) to nearest camera. 114m Top of ramp (Reading end) to furthest camera. 197m Top of ramp (London end) to signal (for bi-directional working).
5 (Bay)205745Bi-directional
*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: +797,128 (+32.63%)

Location Details

Location: Maidenhead
CRS: MAI / NLC: 3147 / TIPLOC(S): MDNHEAD
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 488699 180713
Constituency: Maidenhead
Local Authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
NR Region: South East
ELR: MLN1 24m 19ch, WBB 24m 19ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Maidenhead during 2022/2023:
•London Paddington (727,679 journeys)
•Reading (144,073 journeys)
•Slough (126,972 journeys)
•Burnham (Buckinghamshire) (59,875 journeys)
•Ealing Broadway (51,847 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Maidenhead's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Furze Platt1.28
Taplow1.75
Twyford6.78