Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Newbury Racecourse had 83,728 entries and exits, making it the 1,714th 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 787th busiest (out of 997), with 276 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 229.39 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 5.83 passengers per service, giving it the 1,198th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 16,904
Reduced price entries & exits: 59,986
Season ticket entries & exits: 6,838
Total entries & exits: 83,728
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+10,524 : 14.38%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
2 (Up) | 183 | 665 | Only 74m is resurfaced and lit |
3 (Down Loop) | 206 | 749 | Unlit platform |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
280 | London & Reading - Newbury - Bedwyn - Westbury - Taunton & Exeter | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +52,546 (+168.51%)
Reasons for change:
2001-02 Special station2014-15 Event traffic to nearby racecourse2019-20 Recovery after Reading-Newbury electrification (completed in 2019, works in 2018)
Location Details
Location: Newbury Racecourse
CRS: NRC / NLC: 3071 / TIPLOC(S): NEWBRYR
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 448283 166851
Constituency: Newbury
Local Authority: West Berkshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: BHL 52m 31ch
CRS: NRC / NLC: 3071 / TIPLOC(S): NEWBRYR
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 448283 166851
Constituency: Newbury
Local Authority: West Berkshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: BHL 52m 31ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Newbury Racecourse during 2022/2023:
•Reading (13,096 journeys)
•London Paddington (7,978 journeys)
•Newbury (3,543 journeys)
•Thatcham (1,614 journeys)
•Basingstoke (1,330 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Reading (13,096 journeys)
•London Paddington (7,978 journeys)
•Newbury (3,543 journeys)
•Thatcham (1,614 journeys)
•Basingstoke (1,330 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.