Station Overview - Cheltenham Spa

 Cheltenham Spa 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Cheltenham Spa had 1,793,710 entries and exits, making it the 208th most used station in Great Britain.
208/2554
It was the 358th busiest station with 904 scheduled services per week
358/953
That's a daily average of 4,914.27 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 38.16 passengers per service, giving it the 93rd highest passenger to service ratio.
93/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 396,646
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,328,196
Season ticket entries & exits: 68,868
Interchanges made between connecting services: 169,069
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,331,416 : 288.00%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1250909
2242879

*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
9 Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol & Cheltenham - Swindon - Didcot & London
13 Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)
183 Nottingham & Derby - Birmingham
197 Birmingham & Cheltenham Spa - Worcester - Hereford
275 Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & Gloucester
276 Birmingham - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Cardiff

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 10 8 9 9 11 7 11 8 9 10 11 8 11 5 5 12 2 157
Tue 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 10 8 9 9 11 7 11 8 9 10 11 8 11 5 5 12 2 157
Wed 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 10 8 9 9 11 7 11 8 9 10 11 8 11 5 5 12 2 157
Thu 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 10 8 9 9 11 7 11 8 9 10 11 8 11 5 5 12 2 157
Fri 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 10 8 9 9 11 7 11 8 9 10 11 8 11 5 5 12 2 157
Sat 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 8 9 8 11 7 10 8 8 9 10 8 10 6 8 2 0 138
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 7 9 8 9 8 9 7 9 7 9 5 5 0 102
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Cheltenham Spa
CRS: CNM / NLC: 4731 / TIPLOC: CHLTNHM
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 393242 222099
Region: South West
Local Authority: Cheltenham
ELR(s): BAG2 86m 58ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 731,388
1998-1999: 756,556 (+25,168 : 3.44%)
1999-2000: 798,725 (+42,169 : 5.57%)
2000-2001: 757,244 (-41,481 : -5.19%)
2001-2002: 820,680 (+63,436 : 8.38%)
2002-2003: 881,062 (+60,382 : 7.36%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 1,036,744 (+155,682 : 17.67%)
2005-2006: 1,127,845 (+91,101 : 8.79%)
2006-2007: 1,206,187 (+78,342 : 6.95%)
2007-2008: 1,338,855 (+132,668 : 11.00%)
2008-2009: 1,529,004 (+190,149 : 14.20%)
2009-2010: 1,598,538 (+69,534 : 4.55%)
2010-2011: 1,727,246 (+128,708 : 8.05%)
2011-2012: 1,816,020 (+88,774 : 5.14%)
2012-2013: 1,891,974 (+75,954 : 4.18%)
2013-2014: 1,924,750 (+32,776 : 1.73%)
2014-2015: 2,038,404 (+113,654 : 5.90%)
2015-2016: 2,178,472 (+140,068 : 6.87%)
2016-2017: 2,352,712 (+174,240 : 8.00%)
2017-2018: 2,400,392 (+47,680 : 2.03%)
2018-2019: 2,467,768 (+67,376 : 2.81%)
2019-2020: 2,590,718 (+122,950 : 4.98%)
2020-2021: 462,294 (-2,128,424 : -82.16%)
2021-2022: 1,793,710 (+1,331,416 : 288.00%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,859,330 (+254.22%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +1,062,322 (+145.25%)
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