Passenger Volume
Temple Meads is the busiest station in the Bristol area. Official statistics show it to have the 33rd-largest number of people entering or leaving any Network Rail station; this makes it the 13th busiest outside London and the third busiest First Great Western station, after Paddington and Reading. Comparing the year from April 2009 to that which started in April 2002, estimated passenger numbers increased by 52%.
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries | 2,590,543 | 2,823,258 | 3,039,104 | 3,279,898 | 3,541,946 | 3,914,814 | 3,937,843 |
| Exits | 2,586,575 | 2,818,114 | 3,027,136 | 3,268,961 | 3,540,152 | 3,914,814 | 3,937,843 |
| Interchanges | unknown | 798,961 | 856,644 | 917,595 | 845,178 | 890,706 | 979,955 |
| Total | 5,177,118 | 6,440,333 | 6,922,883 | 7,466,454 | 7,927,276 | 8,720,334 | 8,855,641 |
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