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Axminster

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Axminster had 303,842 entries and exits, making it the 900^th most used station in Great Britain.

900/2554

It was the 768^th busiest station with 257 scheduled services per week

768/953

That's a daily average of 832.44 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 22.74 passengers per service, giving it the 297^th highest passenger to service ratio.

297/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 22,558
Reduced price entries & exits: 207,728
Season ticket entries & exits: 73,556
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +161,882 : 114.03%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1 - Up	148	538
2 - Down	142	516

*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

Table

Route

284

London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - Exeter

Please note: we are currently working on the production of timetables in the South East. Therefore, any tables focused in this area may not yet be available. For more info, please visit our timetable pages.

Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	40
Tue	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	39
Wed	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	39
Thu	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	39
Fri	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	39
Sat	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	37
Sun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	30

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Axminster
CRS: AXM / NLC: 5714 / TIPLOC: AXMNSTR
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 329260 98225
Region: South West
Local Authority: East Devon
ELR(s): BAE2 144m 42ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 208,433
1998-1999: 204,535 (-3,898 : -1.87%)
1999-2000: 221,027 (+16,492 : 8.06%)
2000-2001: 208,879 (-12,148 : -5.50%)
2001-2002: 174,790 (-34,089 : -16.32%)
2002-2003: 167,029 (-7,761 : -4.44%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 181,586 (+14,557 : 8.72%)
2005-2006: 176,270 (-5,316 : -2.93%)
2006-2007: 181,825 (+5,555 : 3.15%)
2007-2008: 205,870 (+24,045 : 13.22%)
2008-2009: 213,590 (+7,720 : 3.75%)
2009-2010: 211,204 (-2,386 : -1.12%)
2010-2011: 252,662 (+41,458 : 19.63%)
2011-2012: 279,604 (+26,942 : 10.66%)
2012-2013: 345,560 (+65,956 : 23.59%)
2013-2014: 355,710 (+10,150 : 2.94%)
2014-2015: 386,226 (+30,516 : 8.58%)
2015-2016: 394,438 (+8,212 : 2.13%)
2016-2017: 395,216 (+778 : 0.20%)
2017-2018: 399,084 (+3,868 : 0.98%)
2018-2019: 384,220 (-14,864 : -3.72%)
2019-2020: 377,688 (-6,532 : -1.70%)
2020-2021: 141,960 (-235,728 : -62.41%)
2021-2022: 303,842 (+161,882 : 114.03%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +169,255 (+81.20%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +95,409 (+45.77%)

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