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 Merstham 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Merstham had 608,092 entries and exits, making it the 670th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
670/2575
It ranked 306th busiest (out of 997), with 1,033 scheduled services per week.
306/997
That's a daily average of 1666.01 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 11.32 passengers per service, giving it the 857th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
857/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 219,138
Reduced price entries & exits: 259,804
Season ticket entries & exits: 129,150
Total entries & exits: 608,092
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +146,090 : 31.62%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up Redhill246894
2 - Down Redhill246894
*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
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +202,540 (+49.94%)

Reasons for change:
2016-17 Southern industrial action and timetable changes

Location Details

Location: Merstham
CRS: MHM / NLC: 5475 / TIPLOC(S): MERSTHM
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)
OS Grid Ref: 529169 153296
Constituency: Reigate
Local Authority: Surrey
NR Region: South East
ELR: RED2 20m 59ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Merstham during 2022/2023:
•London Bridge (61,697 journeys)
•London Victoria (50,630 journeys)
•London Blackfriars (35,747 journeys)
•East Croydon (22,200 journeys)
•Farringdon (15,069 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Merstham's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Coulsdon South3.70
Redhill1.76