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"Connections to and from stations beyond Westbury are an important element in TransWilts traffic".  Yeah - observation sees people changing, but it would be nice to have some numbers.  So staring this thread to log observations.

This afternoon, Tuesday 25th July 2017 ... some numbers.

15:39 at Melksham.  18 off and 9 on; 29 on train to Trowbridge  47/27
1 passenger connecting to Penzance service. 5 passengers connecting to service via Salisbury.

16:21 from Westbury. 4 passengers connecting from service via Salisbury, none from the HST from (?) Exeter
31 passenger on train into Melksham, 22 off and 7 on - 38/29

Connecting numbers lower than I expected (and looked far less as they flowed around Westbury than I have seen). I suspect that this varies by days of the week and the connecting number rise on Thurday and rocket on Friday.  Even at today's numbers, it's 1,250 journeys per annum and I suspect the real number to be over 1,500 and under 2,000.  Further measurements to follow.

Origin / destination stations - Portsmouth Harbour, Eastleigh, Warminster and a handful of Salisburys.