Melksham  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Melksham, Wiltshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°22′47″N 2°08′41″W / 51.3798°N 2.1446°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST900645 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MKM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 5 September 1848 | Opened | ||||
| 18 April 1966 | Closed | ||||
| 13 May 1985 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  75,292 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  18,800 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 52,342 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 64,206 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 63,350 | ||||
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Melksham railway station serves the town of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. It is 100 miles 13 chains (100.16 miles, 161.20 km) measured from London Paddington, on the TransWilts Line between Chippenham and Trowbridge that was originally part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, absorbed in 1850 by the Great Western Railway.