Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Winchester had 3,723,744 entries and exits, making it the 121st 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 336th busiest (out of 997), with 969 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 10202.04 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 73.90 passengers per service*, giving it the 36th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 10424.04 passengers passing through the station and 77.12 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: 716,448
Reduced price entries & exits: 2,270,022
Season ticket entries & exits: 737,274
Total entries & exits: 3,723,744
Interchanges made between connecting services: 81,031
Change in usage from 21/22:
+764,000 : 25.81%
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 - Up | 247 | 898 | |
2 - Down | 247 | 898 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
013 | Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South) | Oct24 |
286 | Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Southampton & London | Oct24 |
312 | Portsmouth & Fareham - Eastleigh & London | Oct24 |
318 | London & Basingstoke - Winchester - Southampton & Bournemouth | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,476,577 (+65.71%)
Location Details
Location: Winchester
CRS: WIN / NLC: 5924 / TIPLOC(S): WNCHSTR
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 447744 129980
Constituency: Winchester
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML1 66m 37ch
CRS: WIN / NLC: 5924 / TIPLOC(S): WNCHSTR
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 447744 129980
Constituency: Winchester
Local Authority: Hampshire
NR Region: South East
ELR: BML1 66m 37ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Winchester during 2022/2023:
•London Waterloo (540,172 journeys)
•Southampton Central (287,238 journeys)
•Basingstoke (172,466 journeys)
•Eastleigh (142,629 journeys)
•Southampton Airport Parkway (54,295 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Waterloo (540,172 journeys)
•Southampton Central (287,238 journeys)
•Basingstoke (172,466 journeys)
•Eastleigh (142,629 journeys)
•Southampton Airport Parkway (54,295 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Winchester's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Micheldever | 8.49 |
Shawford | 3.14 |