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Brighton

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Brighton had 11,228,212 entries and exits, making it the 22^nd most used station in Great Britain.

22/2554

It was the 29^th busiest station with 3,573 scheduled services per week

29/953

That's a daily average of 30,762.22 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 60.43 passengers per service, giving it the 30^th highest passenger to service ratio.

30/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 1,959,182
Reduced price entries & exits: 7,894,642
Season ticket entries & exits: 1,374,388
Interchanges made between connecting services: 926,441
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +7,079,130 : 170.62%
Explanation of usage change: Estimate at this station has increased by 0.7% after a range of new local ticketing products were included for the first time this year
Data limitations: Estimate for April 2021 to March 2022 impacted by methodological improvements

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1	234	850
2	278	1010
3	250	909	From Preston Park direction complete
4	250	909
5	248	901
6	250	909
7	250	909
8	240	872
3N	165	600	From Preston Park direction
3S	85	309	From Hove direction

*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

Table

Route

300

London, Gatwick & Brighton - Worthing - Littlehampton

301

Brighton & Littlehampton - Chichester - Portsmouth & Southampton

Please note: we are currently working on the production of timetables in the South East. Therefore, any tables focused in this area may not yet be available. For more info, please visit our timetable pages.

Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	5	1	1	0	1	16	28	31	31	28	27	26	26	26	27	26	30	29	29	27	26	24	25	22	512
Tue	13	2	1	0	1	16	28	31	31	28	27	26	26	26	27	26	30	29	29	27	26	24	25	22	521
Wed	13	2	1	0	1	16	28	31	31	28	27	26	26	26	27	26	30	29	29	27	26	24	25	22	521
Thu	13	2	1	0	1	16	28	31	31	28	27	26	26	26	27	26	30	29	29	27	26	24	25	22	521
Fri	13	2	1	0	1	16	28	31	31	28	27	26	26	26	27	26	30	29	29	27	26	24	25	22	521
Sat	13	2	1	0	1	13	24	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	23	518
Sun	12	2	2	0	1	4	5	15	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	17	383

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Brighton
CRS: BTN / NLC: 5268 / TIPLOC: BRGHTN
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)
OS Grid Ref: 531000 104920
Region: South East
Local Authority: Brighton and Hove
ELR(s): VTB3 50m 49ch BTL 0m 00ch BLI1 0m 00ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 7,376,192
1998-1999: 8,309,344 (+933,152 : 12.65%)
1999-2000: 8,930,490 (+621,146 : 7.48%)
2000-2001: 9,282,656 (+352,166 : 3.94%)
2001-2002: 10,153,601 (+870,945 : 9.38%)
2002-2003: 10,368,208 (+214,607 : 2.11%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 11,295,080 (+926,872 : 8.94%)
2005-2006: 11,854,512 (+559,432 : 4.95%)
2006-2007: 12,853,442 (+998,930 : 8.43%)
2007-2008: 13,474,555 (+621,113 : 4.83%)
2008-2009: 13,806,628 (+332,073 : 2.46%)
2009-2010: 13,741,582 (-65,046 : -0.47%)
2010-2011: 14,493,010 (+751,428 : 5.47%)
2011-2012: 16,052,520 (+1,559,510 : 10.76%)
2012-2013: 16,187,024 (+134,504 : 0.84%)
2013-2014: 16,940,764 (+753,740 : 4.66%)
2014-2015: 17,170,740 (+229,976 : 1.36%)
2015-2016: 17,333,326 (+162,586 : 0.95%)
2016-2017: 15,993,072 (-1,340,254 : -7.73%)
2017-2018: 16,928,728 (+935,656 : 5.85%)
2018-2019: 17,384,634 (+455,906 : 2.69%)
2019-2020: 17,355,572 (-29,062 : -0.17%)
2020-2021: 4,149,082 (-13,206,490 : -76.09%)
2021-2022: 11,228,212 (+7,079,130 : 170.62%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +9,979,380 (+135.29%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +3,852,020 (+52.22%)

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