RailwayData | Derby Station

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Derby had 3,377,304 entries and exits, making it the 132^nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.

132/2575

It ranked 81^st busiest (out of 997), with 2,360 scheduled services per week.

81/997

That's a daily average of 9252.89 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 27.52 passengers per service*, giving it the 279^th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.

279/1659

* This increases to a daily average of 10357.57 passengers passing through the station and 34.09 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 701,488

Reduced price entries & exits: 2,523,128

Season ticket entries & exits: 152,688

Total entries & exits: 3,377,304

Interchanges made between connecting services: 403,208

Change in usage from 21/22: +424,956 : 14.39%

A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1	331	1203
2	334	1214
3	334	1214	*320 metres between signals for reversing services
4	337	1225	*320 metres between signals for reversing services
5	337	1225	*290 metres between signals for reversing services
6	338	1229	*337 metres between signals for reversing servic37

*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 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

Table	Description	Timetable
007	Sheffield, Derby & Nottingham - Leicester - Kettering - London	May24
013	Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)	May24
176	Crewe & Stoke - Uttoxeter - Derby	May24
183	Nottingham & Derby - Birmingham	May24
205	Matlock - Derby	May24
208	(Leeds) Sheffield - Derby & Nottingham	May24
210	Derby & Nottingham - East Midlands Parkway - Leicester	May24
211	Derby - Nottingham	May24
219	Melton Mobray - Corby - Kettering	May24
276	Birmingham - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Cardiff	May24

To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History

Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,384,500 (+69.47%)

Reasons for change:

2018-19 Midland Mainline upgrade in Derby area in 2018
2021-22 Estimate at this station has increased by 0.6% after a range of new local ticketing products were included for the first time this year

Location Details

Location: Derby
CRS: DBY / NLC: 1823 / TIPLOC(S): DRBY
Station Facility Owner: East Midlands Railway
OS Grid Ref: 436238 335560
Constituency: Derby South
Local Authority: Derby
NR Region: East Midlands
ELR: SPC8 127m 68ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Derby during 2022/2023:
•Birmingham New Street (217,040 journeys)
•London St Pancras International (213,122 journeys)
•Sheffield (166,902 journeys)
•Leicester (136,910 journeys)
•Nottingham (111,829 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Derby's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.

Station	Miles
Chesterfield	24.15
Duffield	5.21
Peartree	1.38
Spondon	2.53