Station Overview - Boston

 Boston 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Boston had 170,976 entries and exits, making it the 1220th most used station in Great Britain.
1220/2554
It was the 802nd busiest station with 222 scheduled services per week
802/953
That's a daily average of 468.43 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 14.81 passengers per service, giving it the 543rd highest passenger to service ratio.
543/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 60,970
Reduced price entries & exits: 101,090
Season ticket entries & exits: 8,916
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +111,756 : 188.71%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down173629
Up174632

*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
215 Nottingham & Grantham - Sleaford - Boston - Skegness

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 33
Tue 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 33
Wed 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 33
Thu 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 33
Fri 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 33
Sat 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 33
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 24
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Boston
CRS: BSN / NLC: 6216 / TIPLOC: BOSTON
Station Facility Owner: East Midlands Railway
OS Grid Ref: 532301 344118
Region: East Midlands
Local Authority: Boston
ELR(s): GRS3 107m 25ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 133,310
1998-1999: 195,395 (+62,085 : 46.57%)
1999-2000: 195,614 (+219 : 0.11%)
2000-2001: 203,119 (+7,505 : 3.84%)
2001-2002: 207,303 (+4,184 : 2.06%)
2002-2003: 209,417 (+2,114 : 1.02%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 221,405 (+11,988 : 5.72%)
2005-2006: 219,327 (-2,078 : -0.94%)
2006-2007: 208,880 (-10,447 : -4.76%)
2007-2008: 204,268 (-4,612 : -2.21%)
2008-2009: 198,898 (-5,370 : -2.63%)
2009-2010: 205,046 (+6,148 : 3.09%)
2010-2011: 207,822 (+2,776 : 1.35%)
2011-2012: 216,818 (+8,996 : 4.33%)
2012-2013: 213,034 (-3,784 : -1.75%)
2013-2014: 206,994 (-6,040 : -2.84%)
2014-2015: 209,618 (+2,624 : 1.27%)
2015-2016: 207,368 (-2,250 : -1.07%)
2016-2017: 211,824 (+4,456 : 2.15%)
2017-2018: 217,844 (+6,020 : 2.84%)
2018-2019: 226,940 (+9,096 : 4.18%)
2019-2020: 210,854 (-16,086 : -7.09%)
2020-2021: 59,220 (-151,634 : -71.91%)
2021-2022: 170,976 (+111,756 : 188.71%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +77,544 (+58.17%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +37,666 (+28.25%)
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