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 Parson Street 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Parson Street had 157,036 entries and exits, making it the 1,392nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1392/2575
It ranked 766th busiest (out of 997), with 300 scheduled services per week.
766/997
That's a daily average of 430.24 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 10.07 passengers per service, giving it the 920th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
920/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 70,084
Reduced price entries & exits: 79,222
Season ticket entries & exits: 7,730
Total entries & exits: 157,036
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +55,554 : 54.74%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
194341
292334Top of ramp to signal
*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: +155,148 (+8,217.58%)

Reasons for change:
2007-08 Growth of 27% or more
2008-09 Growth consistent with annual growth in past years.
2009-10 No obvious reason to explain change in usage
2011-12 Continues high growth from previous year
2012-13 Continues high growth from previous year
2013-14 Continues high growth from previous year
2014-15 Growth accelerating - perhaps due to worsening traffic congestion in Bristol

Location Details

Location: Parson Street
CRS: PSN / NLC: 3246 / TIPLOC(S): PARSNST
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 357797 170622
Constituency: Bristol South
Local Authority: Bristol, City of
NR Region: South West
ELR: MLN1 120m 15ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Parson Street during 2022/2023:
•Weston-Super-Mare (12,571 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (12,220 journeys)
•Bath Spa (7,138 journeys)
•Yatton (4,927 journeys)
•Worle (4,144 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Parson Street's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bedminster0.91
Nailsea and Backwell6.23