Station Overview - Eastbourne

 Eastbourne 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Eastbourne had 2,696,318 entries and exits, making it the 125th most used station in Great Britain.
125/2554
It was the 292nd busiest station with 1,045 scheduled services per week
292/953
That's a daily average of 7,387.17 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 49.62 passengers per service, giving it the 48th highest passenger to service ratio.
48/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 308,902
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,527,210
Season ticket entries & exits: 860,206
Interchanges made between connecting services: 35,101
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,508,658 : 127.03%
Explanation of usage change: Estimate at this station has increased by 3.7% after a range of new local ticketing products were included for the first time this year
Data limitations: Estimate for April 2021 to March 2022 impacted by methodological improvements
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1243883
2243883
3254923

*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

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 2 0 0 0 2 6 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 4 157
Tue 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 4 159
Wed 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 4 159
Thu 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 4 159
Fri 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 4 159
Sat 3 1 0 0 1 6 5 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 180
Sun 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 102
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Eastbourne
CRS: EBN / NLC: 5448 / TIPLOC: EBOURNE
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)
OS Grid Ref: 560959 99124
Region: South East
Local Authority: Eastbourne
ELR(s): KJE3 23m 72ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 1,825,274
1998-1999: 1,983,128 (+157,854 : 8.65%)
1999-2000: 2,219,485 (+236,357 : 11.92%)
2000-2001: 2,404,053 (+184,568 : 8.32%)
2001-2002: 2,653,458 (+249,405 : 10.37%)
2002-2003: 2,757,629 (+104,171 : 3.93%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 3,065,020 (+307,391 : 11.15%)
2005-2006: 3,080,715 (+15,695 : 0.51%)
2006-2007: 3,272,506 (+191,791 : 6.23%)
2007-2008: 3,545,125 (+272,619 : 8.33%)
2008-2009: 3,513,854 (-31,271 : -0.88%)
2009-2010: 3,371,982 (-141,872 : -4.04%)
2010-2011: 3,534,536 (+162,554 : 4.82%)
2011-2012: 3,594,556 (+60,020 : 1.70%)
2012-2013: 3,588,880 (-5,676 : -0.16%)
2013-2014: 3,693,060 (+104,180 : 2.90%)
2014-2015: 3,752,734 (+59,674 : 1.62%)
2015-2016: 3,754,050 (+1,316 : 0.04%)
2016-2017: 3,194,804 (-559,246 : -14.90%)
2017-2018: 3,355,246 (+160,442 : 5.02%)
2018-2019: 3,580,630 (+225,384 : 6.72%)
2019-2020: 3,604,628 (+23,998 : 0.67%)
2020-2021: 1,187,660 (-2,416,968 : -67.05%)
2021-2022: 2,696,318 (+1,508,658 : 127.03%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,779,354 (+97.48%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +871,044 (+47.72%)
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