Station Overview - Bradford Forster Square

 Bradford Forster Square 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Bradford Forster Square had 1,301,266 entries and exits, making it the 286th most used station in Great Britain.
286/2554
It was the 231st busiest station with 1,222 scheduled services per week
231/953
That's a daily average of 3,565.11 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 20.48 passengers per service, giving it the 360th highest passenger to service ratio.
360/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 449,148
Reduced price entries & exits: 514,706
Season ticket entries & exits: 337,412
Interchanges made between connecting services: 27,144
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +686,558 : 111.69%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1273992
2266967
3101367

*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
TableRoute
5 York, Leeds & Hull - Doncaster - Sheffield & London
109 Leeds - Halifax & Shipley - Bradford
110 Leeds & Bradford - Skipton
111 Leeds & Bradford - Ilkley

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 5 6 4 4 139
Tue 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 5 6 4 4 139
Wed 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 5 6 4 4 139
Thu 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 5 6 4 4 139
Fri 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 5 6 4 4 139
Sat 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 9 5 5 5 4 139
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 2 88
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Bradford Forster Square
CRS: BDQ / NLC: 8346 / TIPLOC: BRADFS
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 416370 433430
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
Local Authority: Bradford
ELR(s): SBF 208m 49ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 246,793
1998-1999: 291,914 (+45,121 : 18.28%)
1999-2000: 317,662 (+25,748 : 8.82%)
2000-2001: 329,249 (+11,587 : 3.65%)
2001-2002: 335,826 (+6,577 : 2.00%)
2002-2003: 327,682 (-8,144 : -2.43%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 403,577 (+75,895 : 23.16%)
2005-2006: 394,391 (-9,186 : -2.28%)
2006-2007: 1,388,668 (+994,277 : 252.10%)
2007-2008: 1,529,174 (+140,506 : 10.12%)
2008-2009: 1,971,327 (+442,153 : 28.91%)
2009-2010: 1,955,024 (-16,303 : -0.83%)
2010-2011: 2,118,109 (+163,085 : 8.34%)
2011-2012: 2,160,282 (+42,173 : 1.99%)
2012-2013: 2,043,728 (-116,554 : -5.40%)
2013-2014: 2,043,974 (+246 : 0.01%)
2014-2015: 2,080,602 (+36,628 : 1.79%)
2015-2016: 2,065,658 (-14,944 : -0.72%)
2016-2017: 2,112,894 (+47,236 : 2.29%)
2017-2018: 2,027,260 (-85,634 : -4.05%)
2018-2019: 1,994,854 (-32,406 : -1.60%)
2019-2020: 1,946,622 (-48,232 : -2.42%)
2020-2021: 614,708 (-1,331,914 : -68.42%)
2021-2022: 1,301,266 (+686,558 : 111.69%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,699,829 (+688.77%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +1,054,473 (+427.27%)
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