Station Overview - Ellesmere Port

 Ellesmere Port 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Ellesmere Port had 375,792 entries and exits, making it the 806th most used station in Great Britain.
806/2554
It was the 532nd busiest station with 541 scheduled services per week
532/953
That's a daily average of 1,029.57 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 13.36 passengers per service, giving it the 617th highest passenger to service ratio.
617/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 122,158
Reduced price entries & exits: 210,768
Season ticket entries & exits: 42,866
Interchanges made between connecting services: 379
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +197,120 : 110.33%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1135490Down line to Helsby
Up135490To Hooton

*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
64 Ellesmere Port & Chester - Hooton - Birkenhead & Liverpool
76 Ellesmere Port - Helsby & Warrington

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 79
Tue 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 79
Wed 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 79
Thu 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 79
Fri 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 79
Sat 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 3 77
Sun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 64
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Ellesmere Port
CRS: ELP / NLC: 2121 / TIPLOC: ELSMPRT
Station Facility Owner: Merseyrail
OS Grid Ref: 340330 376510
Region: North West
Local Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
ELR(s): HHJ 3m 45ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 182,588
1998-1999: 215,950 (+33,362 : 18.27%)
1999-2000: 165,989 (-49,961 : -23.14%)
2000-2001: 162,638 (-3,351 : -2.02%)
2001-2002: 145,513 (-17,125 : -10.53%)
2002-2003: 209,768 (+64,255 : 44.16%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 218,083 (+8,315 : 3.96%)
2005-2006: 215,005 (-3,078 : -1.41%)
2006-2007: 157,893 (-57,112 : -26.56%)
2007-2008: 191,239 (+33,346 : 21.12%)
2008-2009: 221,508 (+30,269 : 15.83%)
2009-2010: 266,276 (+44,768 : 20.21%)
2010-2011: 291,054 (+24,778 : 9.31%)
2011-2012: 274,796 (-16,258 : -5.59%)
2012-2013: 238,710 (-36,086 : -13.13%)
2013-2014: 395,530 (+156,820 : 65.69%)
2014-2015: 403,072 (+7,542 : 1.91%)
2015-2016: 390,614 (-12,458 : -3.09%)
2016-2017: 362,680 (-27,934 : -7.15%)
2017-2018: 288,884 (-73,796 : -20.35%)
2018-2019: 425,876 (+136,992 : 47.42%)
2019-2020: 472,100 (+46,224 : 10.85%)
2020-2021: 178,672 (-293,428 : -62.15%)
2021-2022: 375,792 (+197,120 : 110.33%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +289,512 (+158.56%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +193,204 (+105.81%)
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