In 2022/2023, Swindon (Wilts) had 2,588,014 entries and exits, making it the 177^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 246^th busiest (out of 997), with 1,193 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 7090.45 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 41.72 passengers per service*, giving it the 120^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 7609.3 passengers passing through the station and 47.82 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
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 (Single)	261	949	(Up reversible)
2 (Single)	80	290	(Gloucester Bay) A train formed 4 x 20m vehicles CANNOT be accommodated behind signal
3 (Single)	282	1025	(Down reversible)
4 (Single)	284	1032	Approx (Down reversible)

*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)

Location: Swindon (Wilts)
CRS: SWI / NLC: 3333 / TIPLOC(S): SDON
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 414928 185199
Constituency: North Swindon
Local Authority: Swindon
NR Region: South West
ELR: MLN1 77m 23ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Swindon (Wilts) during 2022/2023:
•London Paddington (402,788 journeys)
•Bath Spa (135,903 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (116,650 journeys)
•Chippenham (61,744 journeys)
•Reading (58,592 journeys)
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