Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Great Chesterford had 86,096 entries and exits, making it the 1,700th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 719th busiest (out of 997), with 349 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 235.88 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.74 passengers per service, giving it the 1,276th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 25,734
Reduced price entries & exits: 37,002
Season ticket entries & exits: 23,360
Total entries & exits: 86,096
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+8,142 : 10.44%
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 (Up) | 167 | 607 | 10-car 720 permitted with ASDO operation |
| 2 (Down) | 167 | 607 | 10-car 720 permitted with ASDO operation |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 246 | Cambridge - Stansted - Bishops Stortford - Stratford & London | May24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +10,550 (+13.97%)
Location Details
Location: Great Chesterford
CRS: GRC / NLC: 7032 / TIPLOC(S): GTCHSFD
Station Facility Owner: Greater Anglia
OS Grid Ref: 550450 242447
Constituency: Saffron Walden
Local Authority: Essex
NR Region: East of England
ELR: BGK 45m 56ch
CRS: GRC / NLC: 7032 / TIPLOC(S): GTCHSFD
Station Facility Owner: Greater Anglia
OS Grid Ref: 550450 242447
Constituency: Saffron Walden
Local Authority: Essex
NR Region: East of England
ELR: BGK 45m 56ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Great Chesterford during 2022/2023:
•Cambridge (17,486 journeys)
•London Liverpool Street (11,653 journeys)
•Tottenham Hale (2,522 journeys)
•Cambridge North (2,406 journeys)
•Bishops Stortford (2,393 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Cambridge (17,486 journeys)
•London Liverpool Street (11,653 journeys)
•Tottenham Hale (2,522 journeys)
•Cambridge North (2,406 journeys)
•Bishops Stortford (2,393 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Great Chesterford's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Audley End | 4.01 |
| Whittlesford Parkway | 3.31 |