| 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 | Bath Spa - 3271 | 4736 | 5688 | 1336 | 4310 | 5074 | 4266 | 3336 | 70.4 |
| 6 | London Paddington - 3087 | 4386 | 4686 | 1826 | 3718 | 5136 | 6314 | 5090 | 116.1 |
| 7 | Westbury - 5712 | 4140 | 5096 | 1316 | 3190 | 3580 | 2572 | 2452 | 59.2 |
| 8 | Salisbury - 5663 | 1258 | 1318 | 376 | 788 | 1182 | 982 | 1002 | 79.7 |
| 9 | Warminster - 5505 | 942 | 1164 | 488 | 1270 | 1040 | 1102 | 1036 | 110.0 |
| 10 | Didcot Parkway - 3030 | 752 | 336 | 56 | 266 | 494 | 252 | 272 | 36.2 |
| 11 | Reading - 3149 | 668 | 780 | 54 | 196 | 304 | 496 | 510 | 76.3 |
| 12 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 624 | 834 | 122 | 478 | 628 | 624 | 690 | 110.6 |
| 13 | Bradford-On-Avon - 3341 | 510 | 580 | 108 | 480 | 676 | 534 | 520 | 102.0 |
| 14 | Southampton Central - 5932 | 396 | 326 | 70 | 336 | 528 | 322 | 358 | 90.4 |
| 15 | Filton Abbey Wood - 3235 | 386 | 290 | 34 | 220 | 318 | 412 | 206 | 53.4 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Spa - 4731 | 374 | 574 | 104 | 434 | 426 | 414 | 402 | 107.5 |
| 17 | Weymouth - 5965 | 368 | 400 | 90 | 514 | 934 | 856 | 704 | 191.3 |
| 18 | Patchway - 3213 | 332 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Gloucester - 4760 | 284 | 430 | 152 | 478 | 616 | 504 | 464 | 163.4 |
| 20 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 256 | 190 | 20 | 88 | 158 | 138 | 146 | 57.0 |
| 21 | Oxford - 3115 | 228 | 302 | 68 | 282 | 380 | 306 | 378 | 165.8 |
| 22 | Weston-Super-Mare - 3391 | 220 | 276 | 70 | 208 | 286 | 242 | 182 | 82.7 |
| 23 | Oldfield Park - 3219 | 198 | 110 | 8 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 44 | 22.2 |
| 24 | Stroud (Gloucs) - 4771 | 188 | 252 | 6 | 32 | 130 | 426 | 318 | 169.1 |
| 25 | Taunton - 3471 | 184 | 220 | 26 | 116 | 148 | 162 | 162 | 88.0 |
| 26 | Bristol Parkway - 3230 | 166 | 126 | 26 | 80 | 122 | 102 | 236 | 142.2 |
| 27 | Frome - 5707 | 150 | 216 | 50 | 292 | 330 | 566 | 306 | 204.0 |
| 28 | Swansea - 4222 | 146 | 180 | 34 | 150 | 176 | 172 | 146 | 100.0 |
| 29 | Birmingham New Street - 1127 | 136 | 136 | 26 | 72 | 128 | 172 | 190 | 139.7 |
| 30 | Clifton Down - 3202 | 130 | 98 | 24 | 76 | 108 | 72 | 106 | 81.5 |
| 31 | Plymouth - 3580 | 126 | 126 | 8 | 80 | 78 | 96 | 86 | 68.3 |
| 32 | Andover - 5510 | 108 | 138 | 24 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 18 | 16.7 |
| 33 | Exeter St David's - 3410 | 100 | 116 | 62 | 114 | 90 | 98 | 88 | 88.0 |
| 34 | Abergavenny - 3602 | 96 | 72 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 54 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 35 | Twickenham - 5574 | 92 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 82 | 89.1 |
| 36 | Keynsham - 3237 | 88 | 74 | 20 | 104 | 192 | 94 | 70 | 79.5 |
| 37 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 86 | 100 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 96 | 76 | 88.4 |
| 38 | Stapleton Road - 3250 | 84 | 72 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 40 | 47.6 |
| 39 | Manchester Piccadilly - 2968 | 78 | 36 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 72 | 56 | 71.8 |
| 40 | Bournemouth - 5876 | 72 | 128 | 36 | 64 | 48 | 124 | 102 | 141.7 |
| 41 | West Drayton - 3174 | 70 | 46 | 2 | 46 | 42 | 50 | 34 | 48.6 |
| 42 | Brighton - 5268 | 64 | 84 | 24 | 54 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 106.2 |
| 43 | Hereford - 3607 | 56 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 14.3 |
| 44 | Romsey - 5943 | 52 | 54 | 26 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 50.0 |
| 45 | Bridgend - 3809 | 52 | 52 | 12 | 56 | 48 | 38 | 20 | 38.5 |
| 46 | Basingstoke - 5520 | 44 | 96 | 10 | 52 | 46 | 60 | 42 | 95.5 |
| 47 | Worle - 3390 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 95.5 |
| 48 | Paignton - 3427 | 42 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 30 | 71.4 |
| 49 | Stansted Airport - 6834 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 76 | 72 | 171.4 |
| 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 | Bath Spa - 3271 | 6.4% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 5.5% |
| 6 | London Paddington - 3087 | 5.9% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 8.4% |
| 7 | Westbury - 5712 | 5.6% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 8 | Salisbury - 5663 | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 9 | Warminster - 5505 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 10 | Didcot Parkway - 3030 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 11 | Reading - 3149 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 12 | Cardiff Central - 3899 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| 13 | Bradford-On-Avon - 3341 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 14 | Southampton Central - 5932 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 15 | Filton Abbey Wood - 3235 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 16 | Cheltenham Spa - 4731 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| 17 | Weymouth - 5965 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| 18 | Patchway - 3213 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 19 | Gloucester - 4760 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| 20 | Newport (South Wales) - 3674 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 21 | Oxford - 3115 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 22 | Weston-Super-Mare - 3391 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 23 | Oldfield Park - 3219 | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 24 | Stroud (Gloucs) - 4771 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| 25 | Taunton - 3471 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 26 | Bristol Parkway - 3230 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 27 | Frome - 5707 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| 28 | Swansea - 4222 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 29 | Birmingham New Street - 1127 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 30 | Clifton Down - 3202 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 31 | Plymouth - 3580 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 32 | Andover - 5510 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 33 | Exeter St David's - 3410 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 34 | Abergavenny - 3602 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 35 | Twickenham - 5574 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 36 | Keynsham - 3237 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 37 | Gatwick Airport - 5416 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 38 | Stapleton Road - 3250 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 39 | Manchester Piccadilly - 2968 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 40 | Bournemouth - 5876 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 41 | West Drayton - 3174 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 42 | Brighton - 5268 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 43 | Hereford - 3607 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 44 | Romsey - 5943 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 45 | Bridgend - 3809 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 46 | Basingstoke - 5520 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 47 | Worle - 3390 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 48 | Paignton - 3427 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 49 | Stansted Airport - 6834 | 0.1% | 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 ]












