Passenger Volume
The majority of passengers travel between Truro and the three stations in Falmouth, the busiest of which is Falmouth Town although passenger numbers at Falmouth Docks increased faster. Comparing the year from April 2008 to that which started in April 2002, passenger numbers at the Docks station increased by 214% while those at the Town station increased by 38% and at Penmere increased by 42%. Since the doubling of train frequency the increases have been greater still. For example between the years starting 2002 and 2010 Penryn's passenger count rose by 247%, Penmere by 126% and Falmouth Docks by 266%. Falmouth Town has increased further by 109%. Even Perranwell (where the extra trains do not always stop) has increased by a healthy 93%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perranwell | 11,110 | 9,936 | 9,545 | 10,489 | 9,842 | 13,348 | 17,658 | 21,454 |
| Penryn | 51,934 | 53,069 | 58,759 | 67,472 | 77,056 | 93,488 | 145,088 | 179,972 |
| Penmere | 67,460 | 71,676 | 76,571 | 75,572 | 79,227 | 95,842 | 132,726 | 152,118 |
| Falmouth Town | 80,377 | 85,859 | 83,899 | 89,787 | 91,638 | 111,012 | 140,798 | 167,646 |
| Falmouth Docks | 28,461 | 38,434 | 47,316 | 59,542 | 67,164 | 99,304 | 91,890 | 92,946 |
The statistics are for passengers arriving and departing from each station and cover twelve month periods that start in April.
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