Station Overview - Chorley

 Chorley 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Chorley had 493,202 entries and exits, making it the 668th most used station in Great Britain.
668/2554
It was the 518th busiest station with 562 scheduled services per week
518/953
That's a daily average of 1,351.24 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 16.88 passengers per service, giving it the 475th highest passenger to service ratio.
475/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 99,164
Reduced price entries & exits: 323,726
Season ticket entries & exits: 70,312
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +333,588 : 209.00%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down150545
Up158574

*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
60 Blackpool & Preston - Chorley - Bolton & Manchester

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 73
Tue 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 74
Wed 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 74
Thu 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 74
Fri 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 74
Sat 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 74
Sun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 35
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Chorley
CRS: CRL / NLC: 2745 / TIPLOC: CHORLEY
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 358666 417520
Region: North West
Local Authority: Chorley
ELR(s): MVE2 22m 20ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 443,195
1998-1999: 458,585 (+15,390 : 3.47%)
1999-2000: 497,687 (+39,102 : 8.53%)
2000-2001: 533,087 (+35,400 : 7.11%)
2001-2002: 568,313 (+35,226 : 6.61%)
2002-2003: 529,120 (-39,193 : -6.90%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 637,076 (+107,956 : 20.40%)
2005-2006: 670,556 (+33,480 : 5.26%)
2006-2007: 703,702 (+33,146 : 4.94%)
2007-2008: 730,069 (+26,367 : 3.75%)
2008-2009: 684,144 (-45,925 : -6.29%)
2009-2010: 737,964 (+53,820 : 7.87%)
2010-2011: 819,548 (+81,584 : 11.06%)
2011-2012: 836,494 (+16,946 : 2.07%)
2012-2013: 841,912 (+5,418 : 0.65%)
2013-2014: 843,744 (+1,832 : 0.22%)
2014-2015: 720,130 (-123,614 : -14.65%)
2015-2016: 650,346 (-69,784 : -9.69%)
2016-2017: 695,340 (+44,994 : 6.92%)
2017-2018: 662,504 (-32,836 : -4.72%)
2018-2019: 567,494 (-95,010 : -14.34%)
2019-2020: 698,696 (+131,202 : 23.12%)
2020-2021: 159,614 (-539,082 : -77.16%)
2021-2022: 493,202 (+333,588 : 209.00%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +255,501 (+57.65%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +50,007 (+11.28%)
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