Station Overview - Alton

 Alton 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Alton had 386,882 entries and exits, making it the 790th most used station in Great Britain.
790/2554
It was the 599th busiest station with 467 scheduled services per week
599/953
That's a daily average of 1,059.95 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 15.93 passengers per service, giving it the 506th highest passenger to service ratio.
506/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 108,072
Reduced price entries & exits: 183,120
Season ticket entries & exits: 95,690
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +253,486 : 190.03%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up167607
2 - Down170618

*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 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 68
Tue 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 68
Wed 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 68
Thu 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 68
Fri 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 68
Sat 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 74
Sun 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 53
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Alton
CRS: AON / NLC: 5544 / TIPLOC: ALTON
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 472352 139697
Region: South East
Local Authority: East Hampshire
ELR(s): PAA2 49m 12ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 380,289
1998-1999: 394,270 (+13,981 : 3.68%)
1999-2000: 412,480 (+18,210 : 4.62%)
2000-2001: 430,338 (+17,858 : 4.33%)
2001-2002: 391,228 (-39,110 : -9.09%)
2002-2003: 400,944 (+9,716 : 2.48%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 480,790 (+79,846 : 19.91%)
2005-2006: 498,254 (+17,464 : 3.63%)
2006-2007: 548,291 (+50,037 : 10.04%)
2007-2008: 625,926 (+77,635 : 14.16%)
2008-2009: 650,674 (+24,748 : 3.95%)
2009-2010: 706,582 (+55,908 : 8.59%)
2010-2011: 720,478 (+13,896 : 1.97%)
2011-2012: 717,170 (-3,308 : -0.46%)
2012-2013: 720,584 (+3,414 : 0.48%)
2013-2014: 697,306 (-23,278 : -3.23%)
2014-2015: 744,138 (+46,832 : 6.72%)
2015-2016: 753,202 (+9,064 : 1.22%)
2016-2017: 716,162 (-37,040 : -4.92%)
2017-2018: 710,322 (-5,840 : -0.82%)
2018-2019: 711,292 (+970 : 0.14%)
2019-2020: 679,324 (-31,968 : -4.49%)
2020-2021: 133,396 (-545,928 : -80.36%)
2021-2022: 386,882 (+253,486 : 190.03%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +299,035 (+78.63%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +6,593 (+1.73%)
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