In 2022/2023, Bekesbourne had 22,870 entries and exits, making it the 2,186^th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
It ranked 742^nd busiest (out of 997), with 325 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 62.66 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 1.35 passengers per service, giving it the 1,550^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	165	600
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)

2010-11 Railheading to Canterbury for HS1 (started Dec 2009)
2012-13 Reason for decrease unclear
2013-14 Continues decline in passengers seen over a number of years.
2017-18 Increase across many Southeastern services out of London Victoria. Related to service changes at Cannon Street and Charing Cross during engineering works

Location: Bekesbourne
CRS: BKS / NLC: 5198 / TIPLOC(S): BEKSBRN
Station Facility Owner: Southeastern
OS Grid Ref: 618973 156039
Constituency: Canterbury
Local Authority: Kent
NR Region: South East
ELR: FDM 64m 75ch

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Top 5 jouneys from Bekesbourne during 2022/2023:
•Canterbury East (6,184 journeys)
•London Victoria (1,345 journeys)
•Faversham (530 journeys)
•Kearsney (Kent) (293 journeys)
•Gillingham (Kent) (288 journeys)
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