| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Melksham | 74534 | 75292 | 18806 | 52342 | 64424 | 63354 | 60932 | 81.8 | |
| 1 | Swindon (Wilts) - 3333 | 19844 | 18644 | 3030 | 9746 | 14590 | 14076 | 13176 | 66.4 |
| 2 | Chippenham - 3267 | 10760 | 11846 | 4678 | 10006 | 10082 | 8452 | 9500 | 88.3 |
| 3 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 9256 | 7174 | 1264 | 4362 | 6062 | 6174 | 7170 | 77.5 |
| 4 | Trowbridge - 3348 | 7728 | 7462 | 2066 | 5800 | 5696 | 5652 | 5154 | 66.7 |
| 5 | London Paddington - 3087 | 4386 | 4686 | 1826 | 3718 | 5136 | 6314 | 5090 | 116.1 |
| 6 | Bath Spa - 3271 | 4736 | 5688 | 1336 | 4310 | 5074 | 4266 | 3336 | 70.4 |
| 7 | Westbury - 5712 | 4140 | 5096 | 1316 | 3190 | 3580 | 2572 | 2452 | 59.2 |
| 8 | Warminster - 5505 | 942 | 1164 | 488 | 1270 | 1040 | 1102 | 1036 | 110.0 |
| 9 | Salisbury - 5663 | 1258 | 1318 | 376 | 788 | 1182 | 982 | 1002 | 79.7 |
| 10 | Weymouth - 5965 | 368 | 400 | 90 | 514 | 934 | 856 | 704 | 191.3 |
| 11 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 624 | 834 | 122 | 478 | 628 | 624 | 690 | 110.6 |
| 12 | Bradford-On-Avon - 3341 | 510 | 580 | 108 | 480 | 676 | 534 | 520 | 102.0 |
| 13 | Reading - 3149 | 668 | 780 | 54 | 196 | 304 | 496 | 510 | 76.3 |
| 14 | Pangbourne - 3036 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 488 | 484 | 482 | 12050.0 |
| 15 | Gloucester - 4760 | 284 | 430 | 152 | 478 | 616 | 504 | 464 | 163.4 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Spa - 4731 | 374 | 574 | 104 | 434 | 426 | 414 | 402 | 107.5 |
| 17 | Oxford - 3115 | 228 | 302 | 68 | 282 | 380 | 306 | 378 | 165.8 |
| 18 | Southampton Central - 5932 | 396 | 326 | 70 | 336 | 528 | 322 | 358 | 90.4 |
| 19 | Stroud (Gloucs) - 4771 | 188 | 252 | 6 | 32 | 130 | 426 | 318 | 169.1 |
| 20 | Frome - 5707 | 150 | 216 | 50 | 292 | 330 | 566 | 306 | 204.0 |
| 21 | Didcot Parkway - 3030 | 752 | 336 | 56 | 266 | 494 | 252 | 272 | 36.2 |
| 22 | Bristol Parkway - 3230 | 166 | 126 | 26 | 80 | 122 | 102 | 236 | 142.2 |
| 23 | Filton Abbey Wood - 3235 | 386 | 290 | 34 | 220 | 318 | 412 | 206 | 53.4 |
| 24 | Birmingham New Street - 1127 | 136 | 136 | 26 | 72 | 128 | 172 | 190 | 139.7 |
| 25 | Weston-Super-Mare - 3391 | 220 | 276 | 70 | 208 | 286 | 242 | 182 | 82.7 |
| 26 | Taunton - 3471 | 184 | 220 | 26 | 116 | 148 | 162 | 162 | 88.0 |
| 27 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 256 | 190 | 20 | 88 | 158 | 138 | 146 | 57.0 |
| 28 | Swansea - 4222 | 146 | 180 | 34 | 150 | 176 | 172 | 146 | 100.0 |
| 29 | Tiverton Parkway - 3474 | 20 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 124 | 620.0 |
| 30 | Dilton Marsh - 5502 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 136 | 350 | 106 | 407.7 |
| 31 | Clifton Down - 3202 | 130 | 98 | 24 | 76 | 108 | 72 | 106 | 81.5 |
| 32 | Bournemouth - 5876 | 72 | 128 | 36 | 64 | 48 | 124 | 102 | 141.7 |
| 33 | Droitwich Spa - 4878 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 92 | n/a |
| 34 | Yeovil Pen Mill - 5856 | 30 | 60 | 24 | 62 | 40 | 104 | 88 | 293.3 |
| 35 | Exeter St David's - 3410 | 100 | 116 | 62 | 114 | 90 | 98 | 88 | 88.0 |
| 36 | Plymouth - 3580 | 126 | 126 | 8 | 80 | 78 | 96 | 86 | 68.3 |
| 37 | Twickenham - 5574 | 92 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 82 | 89.1 |
| 38 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 86 | 100 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 96 | 76 | 88.4 |
| 39 | Stansted Airport - 6834 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 76 | 72 | 171.4 |
| 40 | Keynsham - 3237 | 88 | 74 | 20 | 104 | 192 | 94 | 70 | 79.5 |
| 41 | Eastleigh - 5899 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 70 | 233.3 |
| 42 | Brighton - 5268 | 64 | 84 | 24 | 54 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 106.2 |
| 43 | Bicester Village - 3104 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 78 | 66 | 330.0 |
| 44 | Kemble - 3325 | 36 | 64 | 12 | 54 | 80 | 96 | 64 | 177.8 |
| 45 | Portsmouth Harbour - 5540 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 200.0 |
| 46 | Stonehouse - 4770 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 161.1 |
| 47 | Gillingham (Dorset) - 5796 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | 466.7 |
| 48 | Manchester Piccadilly - 2968 | 78 | 36 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 72 | 56 | 71.8 |
| 49 | Barnstaple - 5725 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 150.0 |
| 50 | Fareham - 5900 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 68 | 22 | 52 | 50 | 125.0 |
| Destination | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand total - journeys to and from Melksham | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Swindon (Wilts) - 3333 | 26.6% | 24.8% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| 2 | Chippenham - 3267 | 14.4% | 15.7% | 24.9% | 19.1% | 15.6% | 13.3% | 15.6% |
| 3 | Bristol Temple Meads - 3231 | 12.4% | 9.5% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 11.8% |
| 4 | Trowbridge - 3348 | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 8.5% |
| 5 | London Paddington - 3087 | 5.9% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 8.4% |
| 6 | Bath Spa - 3271 | 6.4% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 5.5% |
| 7 | Westbury - 5712 | 5.6% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 8 | Warminster - 5505 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 9 | Salisbury - 5663 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 10 | Weymouth - 5965 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| 11 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| 12 | Bradford-On-Avon - 3341 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 13 | Reading - 3149 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 14 | Pangbourne - 3036 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 15 | Gloucester - 4760 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 16 | Cheltenham Spa - 4731 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 17 | Oxford - 3115 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 18 | Southampton Central - 5932 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 19 | Stroud (Gloucs) - 4771 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| 20 | Frome - 5707 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| 21 | Didcot Parkway - 3030 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 22 | Bristol Parkway - 3230 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 23 | Filton Abbey Wood - 3235 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 24 | Birmingham New Street - 1127 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 25 | Weston-Super-Mare - 3391 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 26 | Taunton - 3471 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 27 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 28 | Swansea - 4222 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 29 | Tiverton Parkway - 3474 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 30 | Dilton Marsh - 5502 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| 31 | Clifton Down - 3202 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 32 | Bournemouth - 5876 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 33 | Droitwich Spa - 4878 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 34 | Yeovil Pen Mill - 5856 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 35 | Exeter St David's - 3410 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 36 | Plymouth - 3580 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 37 | Twickenham - 5574 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 38 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 39 | Stansted Airport - 6834 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 40 | Keynsham - 3237 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 41 | Eastleigh - 5899 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 42 | Brighton - 5268 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 43 | Bicester Village - 3104 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 44 | Kemble - 3325 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 45 | Portsmouth Harbour - 5540 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 46 | Stonehouse - 4770 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 47 | Gillingham (Dorset) - 5796 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 48 | Manchester Piccadilly - 2968 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 49 | Barnstaple - 5725 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 50 | Fareham - 5900 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
About this data
The data in the tables above is the ticketing data released under an open data license by the Rail Delivery Group covering the period from 1st April one year to 31st March the following year and should be read in conjunction with the caveats described by the Office of Rail and Road concerning their ticket sales estimates for each year. [ cached ]












