Bridgwater railway station

Bridgwater
National Rail
The main station building
General information
LocationBridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°07′38″N 2°59′30″W / 51.1272°N 2.9917°W / 51.1272; -2.9917
Grid referenceST307369
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBWT
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1841Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.366 million
2019/20Decrease 0.364 million
2020/21Decrease 0.133 million
2021/22Increase 0.352 million
2022/23Increase 0.429 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bridgwater railway station serves the town of Bridgwater in Somerset, England. It is on the Bristol to Taunton Line and is operated by Great Western Railway. It is 151 miles 47 chains (151.59 mi; 244.0 km) from the zero point at London Paddington via Box.[1]

Originally built to the designs of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the station is now a Grade II* listed building.[2]

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 7B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Bridgwater railway station (1187364)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2014.