Station Overview - Bolton

 Bolton 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Bolton had 2,344,116 entries and exits, making it the 146th most used station in Great Britain.
146/2554
It was the 214th busiest station with 1,298 scheduled services per week
214/953
That's a daily average of 6,422.24 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 34.73 passengers per service, giving it the 115th highest passenger to service ratio.
115/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 565,094
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,359,734
Season ticket entries & exits: 419,288
Interchanges made between connecting services: 263,781
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,478,412 : 170.78%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1190690Bi-directional
2102370Bay to Salford Crescent. Additional 10m beyond signal
3263956In Down direction.
32791014In Up direction
4271985Bi-directional

*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
1 Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London
60 Blackpool & Preston - Chorley - Bolton & Manchester
78 Bolton - Salford - Manchester
79 Clitheroe - Blackburn - Bolton & Manchester
80 Southport & Kirkby - Wigan - Bolton & Manchester
88 Manchester - Manchester Airport
90 Manchester - Stockport - Hazel Grove & Cheadle Hulme

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 10 11 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 13 10 10 11 10 7 8 187
Tue 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 10 11 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 13 10 10 11 10 7 8 188
Wed 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 10 11 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 13 10 10 11 10 7 8 188
Thu 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 10 11 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 13 10 10 11 10 7 8 188
Fri 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 10 11 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 13 10 10 11 10 7 8 188
Sat 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 10 11 12 10 11 11 11 10 11 12 12 11 10 10 11 7 8 191
Sun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 6 6 110
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Bolton
CRS: BON / NLC: 2599 / TIPLOC: BOLTON
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 371900 408700
Region: North West
Local Authority: Bolton
ELR(s): MVE2 10m 49ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 1,575,866
1998-1999: 1,544,638 (-31,228 : -1.98%)
1999-2000: 1,654,816 (+110,178 : 7.13%)
2000-2001: 1,720,713 (+65,897 : 3.98%)
2001-2002: 1,718,128 (-2,585 : -0.15%)
2002-2003: 1,612,794 (-105,334 : -6.13%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 1,867,937 (+255,143 : 15.82%)
2005-2006: 1,929,990 (+62,053 : 3.32%)
2006-2007: 1,952,364 (+22,374 : 1.16%)
2007-2008: 2,097,879 (+145,515 : 7.45%)
2008-2009: 2,743,684 (+645,805 : 30.78%)
2009-2010: 2,833,866 (+90,182 : 3.29%)
2010-2011: 3,059,186 (+225,320 : 7.95%)
2011-2012: 3,262,442 (+203,256 : 6.64%)
2012-2013: 3,583,392 (+320,950 : 9.84%)
2013-2014: 3,695,050 (+111,658 : 3.12%)
2014-2015: 3,518,716 (-176,334 : -4.77%)
2015-2016: 2,866,316 (-652,400 : -18.54%)
2016-2017: 3,240,136 (+373,820 : 13.04%)
2017-2018: 2,950,270 (-289,866 : -8.95%)
2018-2019: 3,074,022 (+123,752 : 4.19%)
2019-2020: 3,262,460 (+188,438 : 6.13%)
2020-2021: 865,704 (-2,396,756 : -73.46%)
2021-2022: 2,344,116 (+1,478,412 : 170.78%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,686,594 (+107.03%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +768,250 (+48.75%)
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