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 Ashford International 

Station Usage

In 2023/2024, Ashford International had 3,510,838 entries and exits, making it the 149th most used, out of 2,581 stations in Great Britain.
149/2581
It ranked 132nd busiest (out of 955), with 1,777 scheduled services per week.
132/955
That's a daily average of 9618.73 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 37.99 passengers per service*, giving it the 224th (out of 1,735) passenger to service ratio.
224/1735
* This increases to a daily average of 11979.77 passengers passing through the station and 56.65 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 23 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 758,976
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,877,420
Season ticket entries & exits: 874,442
Total entries & exits: 3,510,838
Interchanges made between connecting services: 861,778
Change in usage from 22/23: +263,870 : 8.13%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up Passenger Loop265963
2 - Up Slow265963
3 – Up International4121498International services only
4 – Down International4121498International services only
5 - Down Slow260945
6 - Down Passenger Loop260945
*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
012London - Stratford Int. - Ebbsfleet Int. - Ashford Int. (via HS1)Dec24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2024: +1,800,724 (+105.30%)

Reasons for change:
2020-21 Eurostar journeys not included
2021-22 Eurostar journeys not included
2023-24 Eurostar journeys not included

Location Details

Location: Ashford International
CRS: AFK / NLC: 5004 / TIPLOC(S): ASHFKY
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 601241 142147
Constituency: Ashford
Local Authority: Kent
NR Region: South East
ELR: XTD 56m 07ch

Fares

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Neighbouring Stations

Below are Ashford International's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Charing (Kent)6.10
Ebbsfleet International33.55
Ham Street5.53
Pluckley5.68
Westenhanger8.08
Wye4.28