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 Stapleton Road 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Stapleton Road had 211,718 entries and exits, making it the 1,221st most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1221/2575
It ranked 476th busiest (out of 997), with 685 scheduled services per week.
476/997
That's a daily average of 580.05 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 5.94 passengers per service, giving it the 1,189th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1189/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 140,562
Reduced price entries & exits: 59,492
Season ticket entries & exits: 11,664
Total entries & exits: 211,718
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +63,948 : 43.28%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1216785
2211767
*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
271Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple MeadsOct24
272Bristol - Avonmouth - Severn BeachOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +150,040 (+243.26%)

Reasons for change:
2007-08 Decline of 13% or more
2008-09 Improved service introduced in 2008, on Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads line.
2013-14 Consistent with high growth for other stations on the Severn Beach Line
2014-15 Growth accelerating - perhaps due to worsening traffic congestion in Bristol
2019-20 Improved Sunday service to 11 trains per day, from 2 trains per day previously

Location Details

Location: Stapleton Road
CRS: SRD / NLC: 3250 / TIPLOC(S): STPLTNR
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 360755 174436
Constituency: Bristol West
Local Authority: Bristol, City of
NR Region: South West
ELR: BSW 1m 50ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Stapleton Road during 2022/2023:
•Bristol Temple Meads (28,046 journeys)
•Clifton Down (15,331 journeys)
•Bath Spa (8,683 journeys)
•Weston-Super-Mare (4,568 journeys)
•Filton Abbey Wood (3,968 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Stapleton Road's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Filton Abbey Wood2.93
Lawrence Hill0.58
Montpelier1.23