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Cambridge

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Cambridge had 6,952,780 entries and exits, making it the 37^th most used station in Great Britain.

37/2554

It was the 58^th busiest station with 2,691 scheduled services per week

58/953

That's a daily average of 19,048.71 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 49.69 passengers per service, giving it the 47^th highest passenger to service ratio.

47/1582

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

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 1,583,962
Reduced price entries & exits: 4,267,882
Season ticket entries & exits: 1,100,936
Interchanges made between connecting services: 388,867
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +4,652,252 : 202.23%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
2	207	752
3	166	603
4	220	799
5	127	461
6	145	527	Maximum EMU 4 Car plus DMU Class 158/170 2 Car. Alternatively 4 CAR Class 158/170
7	253	919
8	253	919
1	255	927	12 car capacity

*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

218

Birmingham - Leicester - Peterborough, Cambridge & Stansted

225

Peterborough - Ely - Cambridge & Stansted

227

Cambridge & Peterborough - Bury St Edmunds - Ipswich

246

Cambridge - Stansted - Bishops Stortford - Stratford & London

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	3	1	0	0	3	12	21	22	24	23	20	20	19	20	19	23	23	22	24	23	22	19	21	13	397
Tue	6	2	0	0	3	12	21	22	24	23	20	20	19	20	19	23	23	22	24	23	22	19	21	13	401
Wed	6	2	0	0	3	12	21	22	24	23	20	20	19	20	19	23	23	22	24	23	22	19	21	13	401
Thu	6	2	0	0	3	12	21	22	24	23	20	20	19	20	19	23	23	22	24	23	22	19	21	13	401
Fri	6	2	0	0	3	12	21	22	24	23	20	20	19	20	19	23	23	22	24	23	22	19	20	14	401
Sat	6	3	0	0	3	8	18	19	20	20	20	20	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	19	20	17	19	14	364
Sun	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	7	9	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	14	14	9	256

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

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Cambridge
CRS: CBG / NLC: 7022 / TIPLOC: CAMBDGE
Station Facility Owner: Greater Anglia
OS Grid Ref: 546195 257245
Region: East
Local Authority: Cambridge
ELR(s): BGK 55m 53ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 3,909,257
1998-1999: 4,281,743 (+372,486 : 9.53%)
1999-2000: 4,679,635 (+397,892 : 9.29%)
2000-2001: 4,868,452 (+188,817 : 4.03%)
2001-2002: 5,154,064 (+285,612 : 5.87%)
2002-2003: 5,478,112 (+324,048 : 6.29%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 6,060,475 (+582,363 : 10.63%)
2005-2006: 6,137,423 (+76,948 : 1.27%)
2006-2007: 6,522,309 (+384,886 : 6.27%)
2007-2008: 6,997,887 (+475,578 : 7.29%)
2008-2009: 7,571,838 (+573,951 : 8.20%)
2009-2010: 7,661,146 (+89,308 : 1.18%)
2010-2011: 8,245,416 (+584,270 : 7.63%)
2011-2012: 8,823,236 (+577,820 : 7.01%)
2012-2013: 9,168,938 (+345,702 : 3.92%)
2013-2014: 9,824,859 (+655,921 : 7.15%)
2014-2015: 10,420,178 (+595,319 : 6.06%)
2015-2016: 10,954,212 (+534,034 : 5.12%)
2016-2017: 11,424,902 (+470,690 : 4.30%)
2017-2018: 11,530,158 (+105,256 : 0.92%)
2018-2019: 11,983,320 (+453,162 : 3.93%)
2019-2020: 11,599,814 (-383,506 : -3.20%)
2020-2021: 2,300,528 (-9,299,286 : -80.17%)
2021-2022: 6,952,780 (+4,652,252 : 202.23%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +7,690,557 (+196.73%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +3,043,523 (+77.85%)

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