Usage
The busiest stations on this line are the city stations at Oxford, Worcester and Hereford, all of which are showing strong growth. Strong growth is also showing at intermediate stations between Worcester and Hereford whilst those between Worcester and Oxford are fluctuating every year.
The annual passenger usage is based on sales of tickets in stated financial years from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. The statistics are for passengers arriving and departing from each station and cover twelve month periods that start in April. Please note that methodology may vary year on year.
| Station Name | 2002-2003 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 3,648,550 | 3,956,477 | 4,076,814 | 4,540,878 | 4,712,647 | 5,080,934 | 5,427,286 | 5,797,984 |
| Hanborough | 69,997 | 75,976 | 70,562 | 76,580 | 83,976 | 105,290 | 104,050 | 119,210 |
| Combe (Oxfordshire) | 1,548 | 2,037 | 2,591 | 2,612 | 2,042 | 2,120 | 1,836 | 2,546 |
| Finstock | 1,799 | 1,055 | 1,297 | 1,157 | 1,095 | 1,022 | 1,458 | 1,984 |
| Charlbury | 229,000 | 236,749 | 232,040 | 249,781 | 239,426 | 238,918 | 231,582 | 244,586 |
| Ascott-under-Wychwood | 2,050 | 2,534 | 2,931 | 1,769 | 2,499 | 2,860 | 2,264 | 1,658 |
| Shipton | 5,057 | 6,231 | 5,513 | 5,389 | 3,914 | 3,032 | 2,890 | 3,614 |
| Kingham | 121,318 | 124,462 | 126,995 | 131,183 | 141,310 | 147,554 | 137,944 | 150,890 |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 176,389 | 180,458 | 178,004 | 189,230 | 176,502 | 185,284 | 178,040 | 195,878 |
| Honeybourne | 18,691 | 22,077 | 27,752 | 34,281 | 33,127 | 37,350 | 35,052 | 41,446 |
| Evesham | 240,174 | 269,474 | 239,257 | 236,611 | 214,364 | 207,998 | 203,578 | 221,594 |
| Pershore | 50,949 | 53,154 | 62,522 | 61,739 | 61,971 | 62,472 | 58,744 | 67,230 |
| Worcester Shrub Hill | 1,225,757 | 1,355,790 | 202,708 | 592,756 | 625,971 | 761,666 | 856,196 | 747,595 |
| Worcester Foregate Street | 379,734 | 319,996 | 1,582,620 | 1,273,385 | 1,252,182 | 1,469,283 | 1,487,256 | 1,625,011 |
| Malvern Link | 165,820 | 179,091 | 201,091 | 216,790 | 227,141 | 235,748 | 249,898 | 261,792 |
| Great Malvern | 394,411 | 373,914 | 392,143 | 405,371 | 384,906 | 447,172 | 464,296 | 484,668 |
| Colwall | 43,788 | 40,574 | 44,596 | 51,392 | 56,384 | 56,528 | 63,062 | 61,356 |
| Ledbury | 133,968 | 130,403 | 135,033 | 147,496 | 162,588 | 180,136 | 184,340 | 189,308 |
| Hereford | 602,219 | 732,320 | 800,448 | 854,475 | 899,199 | 974,844 | 974,668 | 1,017,114 |
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