Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Northampton had 2,407,228 entries and exits, making it the 193rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 337th busiest (out of 997), with 967 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 6595.15 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 47.87 passengers per service*, giving it the 85th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 6597.74 passengers passing through the station and 47.91 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: 340,916
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,771,788
Season ticket entries & exits: 294,524
Total entries & exits: 2,407,228
Interchanges made between connecting services: 946
Change in usage from 21/22:
+538,472 : 28.81%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 | 275 | 999 | Up & Down Slow |
2 | 275 | 999 | Down Fast |
3 | 289 | 1050 | Down Passenger Loop |
4 | 256 | 930 | Bay |
5 | 169 | 614 | Bay |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
003 | Crewe, Birmingham & Coventry - London | Oct24 |
179 | Crewe, Stoke & Stafford - Rugeley - Nuneaton & London | Oct24 |
187 | Birmingham - Birmingham International - Coventry - Northampton | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +939,175 (+63.97%)
Reasons for change:
2020-21 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the West Midlands PTE area in 2020-21 has increased by 0.6% as a result of methodology improvements
Location Details
Location: Northampton
CRS: NMP / NLC: 1069 / TIPLOC(S): NMPTBAY, NMPTN
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 474733 260508
Constituency: Northampton South
Local Authority: West Northamptonshire
NR Region: East Midlands
ELR: HNR 65m 61ch
CRS: NMP / NLC: 1069 / TIPLOC(S): NMPTBAY, NMPTN
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 474733 260508
Constituency: Northampton South
Local Authority: West Northamptonshire
NR Region: East Midlands
ELR: HNR 65m 61ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Northampton during 2022/2023:
•London Euston (559,947 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (147,511 journeys)
•Milton Keynes Central (111,483 journeys)
•Coventry (55,238 journeys)
•Birmingham International (32,694 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Euston (559,947 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (147,511 journeys)
•Milton Keynes Central (111,483 journeys)
•Coventry (55,238 journeys)
•Birmingham International (32,694 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Northampton's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Long Buckby | 9.65 |
Wolverton | 13.40 |