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 Severn Tunnel Junction 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Severn Tunnel Junction had 165,992 entries and exits, making it the 1,360th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1360/2575
It ranked 554th busiest (out of 997), with 541 scheduled services per week.
554/997
That's a daily average of 454.77 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 5.90 passengers per service*, giving it the 1,192nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1192/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 533.37 passengers passing through the station and 7.94 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: 135,340
Reduced price entries & exits: 16,282
Season ticket entries & exits: 14,370
Total entries & exits: 165,992
Interchanges made between connecting services: 28,689
Change in usage from 21/22: +48,740 : 41.57%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Down Main Line)145527
2 (Up Main Line)171621
3 (Down Tunnel)171621
4 (Up Tunnel)171621
*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
167Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel JnOct24
275Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & GloucesterOct24
276Birmingham - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - CardiffOct24
291Westbury - Salisbury - Romsey & SouthamptonOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +102,050 (+159.60%)

Reasons for change:
2014-15 High Growth Trend (Wales)
2019-20 Improved timetable in December 2019

Location Details

Location: Severn Tunnel Junction
CRS: STJ / NLC: 3679 / TIPLOC(S): SEVTNLJ
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 346233 187553
Constituency: Newport East
Local Authority: Monmouthshire - Sir Fynwy
NR Region: Wales
ELR: BSW 16m 38ch, SWM2 148m 61ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Severn Tunnel Junction during 2022/2023:
•Bristol Temple Meads (27,543 journeys)
•Cardiff Central (26,915 journeys)
•Newport (South Wales) (6,496 journeys)
•Filton Abbey Wood (4,052 journeys)
•Bath Spa (3,757 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Severn Tunnel Junction's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Caldicot0.74
Cwmbran15.81
Newport (South Wales)9.83
Pilning6.96