Station Overview - Chelmsford

 Chelmsford 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Chelmsford had 4,595,710 entries and exits, making it the 62nd most used station in Great Britain.
62/2554
It was the 258th busiest station with 1,124 scheduled services per week
258/953
That's a daily average of 12,590.99 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 78.63 passengers per service, giving it the 11st highest passenger to service ratio.
11/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 1,530,932
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,672,038
Season ticket entries & exits: 1,392,740
Interchanges made between connecting services: 31,390
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +2,878,882 : 167.69%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Platform 1247898
Platform 2248901

*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
8 Norwich - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Colchester & London
239 Walton & Clacton - Colchester & Braintree - Witham - London

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Current Service Pattern
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Mon 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 12 11 11 9 10 11 6 185
Tue 3 1 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 12 11 11 9 10 11 6 187
Wed 3 1 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 12 11 11 9 10 11 6 187
Thu 3 1 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 12 11 11 9 10 11 6 187
Fri 3 1 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 12 11 11 9 10 11 6 187
Sat 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 7 182
Sun 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 71
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Chelmsford
CRS: CHM / NLC: 6836 / TIPLOC: CHLMSFD
Station Facility Owner: Greater Anglia
OS Grid Ref: 570552 207068
Region: East
Local Authority: Chelmsford
ELR(s): LTN1 29m 59ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 4,788,316
1998-1999: 5,168,616 (+380,300 : 7.94%)
1999-2000: 5,685,278 (+516,662 : 10.00%)
2000-2001: 5,993,425 (+308,147 : 5.42%)
2001-2002: 6,165,887 (+172,462 : 2.88%)
2002-2003: 6,445,365 (+279,478 : 4.53%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 6,698,243 (+252,878 : 3.92%)
2005-2006: 6,801,193 (+102,950 : 1.54%)
2006-2007: 7,113,065 (+311,872 : 4.59%)
2007-2008: 7,447,696 (+334,631 : 4.70%)
2008-2009: 7,375,452 (-72,244 : -0.97%)
2009-2010: 6,934,970 (-440,482 : -5.97%)
2010-2011: 7,335,952 (+400,982 : 5.78%)
2011-2012: 7,876,686 (+540,734 : 7.37%)
2012-2013: 8,002,126 (+125,440 : 1.59%)
2013-2014: 8,286,879 (+284,753 : 3.56%)
2014-2015: 8,381,166 (+94,287 : 1.14%)
2015-2016: 8,488,146 (+106,980 : 1.28%)
2016-2017: 8,536,968 (+48,822 : 0.58%)
2017-2018: 8,619,942 (+82,974 : 0.97%)
2018-2019: 8,926,576 (+306,634 : 3.56%)
2019-2020: 8,606,294 (-320,282 : -3.59%)
2020-2021: 1,716,828 (-6,889,466 : -80.05%)
2021-2022: 4,595,710 (+2,878,882 : 167.69%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +3,817,978 (+79.74%)
Change between 1997 & 2022:-192,606 (-4.02%)
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