Station Overview - Castle Cary

 Castle Cary 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Castle Cary had 240,462 entries and exits, making it the 1029th most used station in Great Britain.
1029/2554
It was the 743rd busiest station with 283 scheduled services per week
743/953
That's a daily average of 658.80 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 16.34 passengers per service, giving it the 493rd highest passenger to service ratio.
493/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 9,280
Reduced price entries & exits: 229,604
Season ticket entries & exits: 1,578
Interchanges made between connecting services: 30,667
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +189,704 : 373.74%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Up)198719
2 (Down)197716
3 Bay70254

*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
10 Penzance - Plymouth - Exeter - Birmingham & London
280 London & Reading - Newbury - Bedwyn - Westbury - Taunton & Exeter
281 Weymouth - Yeovil - Castle Cary - Westbury

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 0 45
Tue 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 0 45
Wed 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 0 45
Thu 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 0 45
Fri 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 0 45
Sat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 4 0 3 1 3 1 4 0 3 2 1 0 33
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 28
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Castle Cary
CRS: CLC / NLC: 5703 / TIPLOC: CCARY
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 363490 133520
Region: South West
Local Authority: South Somerset
ELR(s): WEY 129m 46ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 124,041
1998-1999: 142,946 (+18,905 : 15.24%)
1999-2000: 153,828 (+10,882 : 7.61%)
2000-2001: 156,635 (+2,807 : 1.82%)
2001-2002: 110,173 (-46,462 : -29.66%)
2002-2003: 151,944 (+41,771 : 37.91%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 183,133 (+31,189 : 20.53%)
2005-2006: 193,954 (+10,821 : 5.91%)
2006-2007: 171,136 (-22,818 : -11.76%)
2007-2008: 227,250 (+56,114 : 32.79%)
2008-2009: 231,750 (+4,500 : 1.98%)
2009-2010: 235,000 (+3,250 : 1.40%)
2010-2011: 259,220 (+24,220 : 10.31%)
2011-2012: 276,312 (+17,092 : 6.59%)
2012-2013: 233,992 (-42,320 : -15.32%)
2013-2014: 244,846 (+10,854 : 4.64%)
2014-2015: 245,296 (+450 : 0.18%)
2015-2016: 241,466 (-3,830 : -1.56%)
2016-2017: 244,242 (+2,776 : 1.15%)
2017-2018: 251,974 (+7,732 : 3.17%)
2018-2019: 222,474 (-29,500 : -11.71%)
2019-2020: 278,246 (+55,772 : 25.07%)
2020-2021: 50,758 (-227,488 : -81.76%)
2021-2022: 240,462 (+189,704 : 373.74%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +154,205 (+124.32%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +116,421 (+93.86%)
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