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 Great Ayton 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Great Ayton had 10,118 entries and exits, making it the 2,326th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
2326/2575
It ranked 942nd busiest (out of 997), with 86 scheduled services per week.
942/997
That's a daily average of 27.72 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 2.26 passengers per service, giving it the 1,476th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1476/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 1,576
Reduced price entries & exits: 8,532
Season ticket entries & exits: 10
Total entries & exits: 10,118
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +1,456 : 16.81%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single84305
*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

TableDescriptionTimetable
106Middlesbrough - Nunthorpe - Grosmont - WhitbyMay24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +5,147 (+103.54%)

Location Details

Location: Great Ayton
CRS: GTA / NLC: 7922 / TIPLOC(S): GTAYTON
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 457410 510827
Constituency: Richmond (Yorks)
Local Authority: North Yorkshire
NR Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Community Rail Partnership: Esk Valley Line
ELR: MBW1 8m 14ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Great Ayton during 2022/2023:
•Whitby (2,054 journeys)
•Middlesbrough (1,142 journeys)
•Nunthorpe (161 journeys)
•Newcastle (150 journeys)
•Gypsy Lane (137 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Great Ayton's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Battersby2.60
Nunthorpe3.86