In 2022/2023, Balcombe had 163,380 entries and exits, making it the 1,368^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 571^st busiest (out of 997), with 524 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 447.62 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 6.00 passengers per service, giving it the 1,184^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.

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

A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1 - Up Main	250	909
2 - Down Main	166	603

*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)

2019-20 May 2019 timetable changes

Location: Balcombe
CRS: BAB / NLC: 5492 / TIPLOC(S): BALCOMB
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)
OS Grid Ref: 530657 130139
Constituency: Horsham
Local Authority: West Sussex
NR Region: South East
ELR: VTB3 33m 69ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Balcombe during 2022/2023:
•London Bridge (15,235 journeys)
•London Blackfriars (14,138 journeys)
•Haywards Heath (13,539 journeys)
•Brighton (9,071 journeys)
•Farringdon (3,786 journeys)
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