In 2022/2023, Parkstone (Dorset) had 172,078 entries and exits, making it the 1,340^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 650^th busiest (out of 997), with 437 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 471.45 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 7.57 passengers per service, giving it the 1,075^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.

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

A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1 - Up	130	472
2 - Down	130	472

*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)

2013-14 Reason for increase unclear
2019-20 Strikes on South Western Railway during winter 2019

Location: Parkstone (Dorset)
CRS: PKS / NLC: 5882 / TIPLOC(S): PSTONE
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 403772 91480
Constituency: Poole
Local Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
NR Region: South West
ELR: BML2 111m 76ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Parkstone (Dorset) during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (24,329 journeys)
•Bournemouth (9,829 journeys)
•Southampton Central (8,999 journeys)
•Christchurch (4,792 journeys)
•Brockenhurst (3,835 journeys)
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