Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Stafford had 1,638,862 entries and exits, making it the 286th 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 237th busiest (out of 997), with 1,232 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 4490.03 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 25.58 passengers per service*, giving it the 326th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 5417.31 passengers passing through the station and 36.15 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: 526,002
Reduced price entries & exits: 954,158
Season ticket entries & exits: 158,702
Total entries & exits: 1,638,862
Interchanges made between connecting services: 338,457
Change in usage from 21/22:
-171,940 : -9.50%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 | 308 | 1120 | |
3 | 312 | 1134 | |
4 | 312 | 1134 | |
5 | 312 | 1134 | |
6 | 312 | 1134 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
001 | Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London | Oct24 |
002 | Holyhead, Liverpool & Manchester - Birmingham & London | Oct24 |
003 | Crewe, Birmingham & Coventry - London | Oct24 |
013 | Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South) | Oct24 |
178 | Crewe & Stoke - Stafford - Wolverhampton & Birmingham | Oct24 |
179 | Crewe, Stoke & Stafford - Rugeley - Nuneaton & London | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +728,187 (+79.96%)
Reasons for change:
2020-21 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the West Midlands PTE area in 2020-21 has increased by 0.6% as a result of methodology improvements
Location Details
Location: Stafford
CRS: STA / NLC: 1268 / TIPLOC(S): STAFFRD
Station Facility Owner: Avanti West Coast
OS Grid Ref: 391818 322918
Constituency: Stafford
Local Authority: Staffordshire
NR Region: West Midlands
ELR: LEC3 133m 42ch
CRS: STA / NLC: 1268 / TIPLOC(S): STAFFRD
Station Facility Owner: Avanti West Coast
OS Grid Ref: 391818 322918
Constituency: Stafford
Local Authority: Staffordshire
NR Region: West Midlands
ELR: LEC3 133m 42ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Stafford during 2022/2023:
•London Euston (161,778 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (154,238 journeys)
•Stoke-On-Trent (69,771 journeys)
•Wolverhampton (65,321 journeys)
•Manchester Piccadilly (55,031 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Euston (161,778 journeys)
•Birmingham New Street (154,238 journeys)
•Stoke-On-Trent (69,771 journeys)
•Wolverhampton (65,321 journeys)
•Manchester Piccadilly (55,031 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Stafford's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Crewe | 24.26 |
Penkridge | 5.71 |
Rugeley Trent Valley | 9.28 |
Stone (Staffs) | 9.07 |