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 Nailsea and Backwell 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Nailsea and Backwell had 414,450 entries and exits, making it the 853rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
853/2575
It ranked 557th busiest (out of 997), with 538 scheduled services per week.
557/997
That's a daily average of 1135.48 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 14.81 passengers per service, giving it the 678th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
678/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 138,558
Reduced price entries & exits: 178,798
Season ticket entries & exits: 97,094
Total entries & exits: 414,450
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +116,118 : 38.92%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1122443
2121439
*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
270Taunton - Weston-super-Mare - BristolOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +245,868 (+145.84%)

Location Details

Location: Nailsea and Backwell
CRS: NLS / NLC: 3389 / TIPLOC(S): NAILSEA
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 347948 169224
Constituency: North Somerset
Local Authority: North Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: MLN1 126m 35ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Nailsea and Backwell during 2022/2023:
•Bristol Temple Meads (51,990 journeys)
•Yatton (44,656 journeys)
•London Paddington (22,849 journeys)
•Bath Spa (17,529 journeys)
•Weston-Super-Mare (17,252 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Nailsea and Backwell's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Parson Street6.23
Yatton3.94