Bath Spa railway station

Bath Spa
National Rail
Main buildings seen from Dorchester Street
General information
LocationBath, Bath and North East Somerset
England
Coordinates51°22′39″N 2°21′23″W / 51.3775°N 2.3564°W / 51.3775; -2.3564
Grid referenceST752643
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBTH
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
31 August 1840Opened as Bath
1949Renamed Bath Spa
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 6.433 million
 Interchange Increase 0.198 million
2020/21Decrease 1.199 million
 Interchange Decrease 36,281
2021/22Increase 4.086 million
 Interchange Increase 0.132 million
2022/23Increase 5.468 million
 Interchange Increase 0.173 million
2023/24Increase 6.118 million
 Interchange Increase 0.194 million
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameBATH SPA STATION
Designated11 August 1972 (1972-08-11)
Reference no.1395629[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bath Spa railway station is the principal station serving the city of Bath in Somerset, England. It is on the Great Western Main Line, 106 miles 71 chains (106.89 mi; 172.0 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington between Chippenham to the east and Oldfield Park to the west.[2] It is the busiest station in Somerset, and the second busiest station in South West England after Bristol Temple Meads.[3]

The station is managed by Great Western Railway, which operates all trains at this station.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lbo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 5C. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
  3. ^ "Office of Rail & Road".