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 Oxford 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Oxford had 6,581,606 entries and exits, making it the 58th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
58/2575
It ranked 144th busiest (out of 997), with 1,734 scheduled services per week.
144/997
That's a daily average of 18031.80 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 72.99 passengers per service*, giving it the 37th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
37/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 19440.51 passengers passing through the station and 84.4 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: 708,372
Reduced price entries & exits: 5,320,080
Season ticket entries & exits: 553,154
Total entries & exits: 6,581,606
Interchanges made between connecting services: 514,180
Change in usage from 21/22: +1,568,528 : 31.29%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Bay)157570
2 (Bay)161585
3 (Up)274996
4 (Down)275999
*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
013Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)Oct24
277London, Didcot & Oxford - Moreton-in-Marsh - Worcester & HerefordOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +3,517,254 (+114.78%)

Reasons for change:
2017-18 First full year with Chiltern services running to Oxford from Marylebone
2019-20 Improved timetable in December 2019

Location Details

Location: Oxford
CRS: OXF / NLC: 3115 / TIPLOC(S): OXFD , OXFDFSQ
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 450462 206379
Constituency: Oxford West and Abingdon
Local Authority: Oxfordshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: DCL 63m 39ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Oxford during 2022/2023:
•London Paddington (1,053,224 journeys)
•Bicester Village (273,898 journeys)
•Reading (242,943 journeys)
•Banbury (229,245 journeys)
•Didcot Parkway (198,300 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Oxford's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Hanborough6.98
Oxford Parkway3.54
Radley5.08
Tackley9.11