Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Railway Statistics

There are seven railway stations in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Busiest Stations

The seven Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Bournemouth 2,430,124
  2. 2 Poole 824,664
  3. 3 Christchurch 400,560
  4. 4 Pokesdown 309,882
  5. 5 Branksome 202,464
  6. 6 Parkstone 172,078
  7. 7 Hamworthy 116,354

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole peaked during 2016-17 with 5,446,690 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 25% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 90% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-983,600,629
1998-993,638,368
1999-003,726,432
2000-013,802,341
2001-023,754,517
2002-033,840,512
2003-04 
2004-054,242,433
2005-064,158,951
2006-074,448,415
2007-084,826,341
2008-094,961,234
2009-104,892,444
2010-115,165,612
2011-125,192,908
2012-135,034,766
2013-145,247,274
2014-155,281,918
2015-165,281,918
2016-175,446,690
2017-185,395,440
2018-195,403,910
2019-204,969,700
2020-211,261,446
2021-223,642,840
2022-234,456,126
2023-24