Highbridge and Burnham railway station

Highbridge & Burnham
General information
Location	Highbridge, Sedgemoor, Somerset England
Coordinates	51°13′06″N 2°58′19″W / 51.2184°N 2.9719°W / 51.2184; -2.9719
Grid reference	ST322470
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HIG
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Bristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1841	Main line opened
1854	Branch opened
1962	Renamed 'Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea'
1966	S&DJR platforms closed
1974	Renamed 'Highbridge'
1991	Renamed 'Highbridge & Burnham'
Passengers
2018/19	0.205 million
2019/20	0.213 million
2020/21	80,236
2021/22	0.195 million
2022/23	0.232 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Highbridge and Burnham railway station is situated on the Bristol Temple Meads - Exeter St David's Line in the town of Highbridge, Somerset and also serves the neighbouring town of Burnham-on-Sea. It is 145 miles 25 chains (145.31 mi; 233.9 km) from the zero point at London Paddington via Box.^[1] It is unstaffed but managed by Great Western Railway who operate all the regular services.

Until 1966 the station also had platforms on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) line which crossed the main line on the level at the north end of the station.