Station Overview - Builth Road

 Builth Road 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Builth Road had 2,336 entries and exits, making it the 2432nd most used station in Great Britain.
2432/2554
It was the 925th busiest station with 52 scheduled services per week
925/953
That's a daily average of 6.40 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 0.86 passengers per service, giving it the 1512nd highest passenger to service ratio.
1512/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 1,176
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,140
Season ticket entries & exits: 20
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +2,090 : 849.59%
Explanation of usage change: Small station with no ticket buying facilities and low usage pre-pandemic. The Royal Welsh show did not happen due to the pandemic.
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single103374

*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
172 Shrewsbury - Swansea (Heart of Wales Line)

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
Tue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
Wed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
Thu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
Fri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
Sat 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Builth Road
CRS: BHR / NLC: 4317 / TIPLOC: BUILTHR
Station Facility Owner: TfW Rail
OS Grid Ref: 302500 253300
Region: Wales - Cymru
Local Authority: Powys - Powys
ELR(s): CWL2 37m 40ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 6,387
1998-1999: 6,739 (+352 : 5.51%)
1999-2000: 6,529 (-210 : -3.12%)
2000-2001: 6,488 (-41 : -0.63%)
2001-2002: 4,039 (-2,449 : -37.75%)
2002-2003: 7,000 (+2,961 : 73.31%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 8,530 (+1,530 : 21.86%)
2005-2006: 7,632 (-898 : -10.53%)
2006-2007: 8,564 (+932 : 12.21%)
2007-2008: 11,114 (+2,550 : 29.78%)
2008-2009: 11,524 (+410 : 3.69%)
2009-2010: 9,730 (-1,794 : -15.57%)
2010-2011: 9,124 (-606 : -6.23%)
2011-2012: 9,028 (-96 : -1.05%)
2012-2013: 9,526 (+498 : 5.52%)
2013-2014: 8,340 (-1,186 : -12.45%)
2014-2015: 8,054 (-286 : -3.43%)
2015-2016: 8,244 (+190 : 2.36%)
2016-2017: 7,672 (-572 : -6.94%)
2017-2018: 7,458 (-214 : -2.79%)
2018-2019: 7,132 (-326 : -4.37%)
2019-2020: 6,548 (-584 : -8.19%)
2020-2021: 246 (-6,302 : -96.24%)
2021-2022: 2,336 (+2,090 : 849.59%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +161 (+2.52%)
Change between 1997 & 2022:-4,051 (-63.43%)
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