Station Overview - Falmer

 Falmer 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Falmer had 903,694 entries and exits, making it the 418th most used station in Great Britain.
418/2554
It was the 334th busiest station with 949 scheduled services per week
334/953
That's a daily average of 2,475.87 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 18.31 passengers per service, giving it the 427th highest passenger to service ratio.
427/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 245,296
Reduced price entries & exits: 586,204
Season ticket entries & exits: 72,194
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +624,638 : 223.84%
Explanation of usage change: Estimate at this station has increased by 1.3% 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
1 - Up East Branch157570
2 - Down East Branch156567

*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 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 6 6 7 7 137
Tue 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 6 6 7 7 139
Wed 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 6 6 7 7 139
Thu 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 6 6 7 7 139
Fri 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 6 6 7 7 139
Sat 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 145
Sun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 5 106
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Falmer
CRS: FMR / NLC: 5337 / TIPLOC: FAMR
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)
OS Grid Ref: 534700 108700
Region: South East
Local Authority: Brighton and Hove
ELR(s): BTL 3m 38ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 689,746
1998-1999: 749,078 (+59,332 : 8.60%)
1999-2000: 659,913 (-89,165 : -11.90%)
2000-2001: 665,435 (+5,522 : 0.84%)
2001-2002: 726,349 (+60,914 : 9.15%)
2002-2003: 729,653 (+3,304 : 0.45%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 771,095 (+41,442 : 5.68%)
2005-2006: 838,150 (+67,055 : 8.70%)
2006-2007: 920,259 (+82,109 : 9.80%)
2007-2008: 1,009,988 (+89,729 : 9.75%)
2008-2009: 1,045,586 (+35,598 : 3.52%)
2009-2010: 1,033,392 (-12,194 : -1.17%)
2010-2011: 1,001,256 (-32,136 : -3.11%)
2011-2012: 1,249,938 (+248,682 : 24.84%)
2012-2013: 1,250,322 (+384 : 0.03%)
2013-2014: 1,316,550 (+66,228 : 5.30%)
2014-2015: 1,336,334 (+19,784 : 1.50%)
2015-2016: 1,334,100 (-2,234 : -0.17%)
2016-2017: 1,176,982 (-157,118 : -11.78%)
2017-2018: 1,386,876 (+209,894 : 17.83%)
2018-2019: 1,593,072 (+206,196 : 14.87%)
2019-2020: 1,574,128 (-18,944 : -1.19%)
2020-2021: 279,056 (-1,295,072 : -82.27%)
2021-2022: 903,694 (+624,638 : 223.84%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +884,382 (+128.22%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +213,948 (+31.02%)
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