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 Woolston 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Woolston had 104,868 entries and exits, making it the 1,606th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1606/2575
It ranked 769th busiest (out of 997), with 297 scheduled services per week.
769/997
That's a daily average of 287.31 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 6.79 passengers per service, giving it the 1,131st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1131/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 35,898
Reduced price entries & exits: 45,920
Season ticket entries & exits: 23,050
Total entries & exits: 104,868
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +13,046 : 14.21%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up150545
2 - Down150545
*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
311Portsmouth - Fareham - SouthamptonOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +35,458 (+51.08%)

Reasons for change:
2013-14 Could be linked to Woolston Riverside regeneration

Location Details

Location: Woolston
CRS: WLS / NLC: 5925 / TIPLOC(S): WOLSTON
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 443914 111246
Constituency: Southampton, Itchen
Local Authority: Southampton
NR Region: South East
ELR: SDP1 4m 11ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Woolston during 2022/2023:
•Fareham (6,890 journeys)
•Swanwick (5,071 journeys)
•Hamble (4,308 journeys)
•Winchester (3,596 journeys)
•Southampton Central (2,976 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Woolston's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bitterne1.70
Sholing0.58