Swindon railway station

Swindon
The station in 2022, following electrification
General information
Location	Swindon, Borough of Swindon England
Coordinates	51°33′56″N 1°47′07″W / 51.5656°N 1.7854°W / 51.5656; -1.7854
Grid reference	SU149851
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Other information
Station code	SWI
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	GWR
Post-grouping	GWR
Key dates
1842	Opened as Swindon Junction
1961	Renamed Swindon
Passengers
2018/19	3.756 million
Interchange	0.267 million
2019/20	3.714 million
Interchange	0.167 million
2020/21	0.652 million
Interchange	27,163
2021/22	2.048 million
Interchange	0.103 million
2022/23	2.588 million
Interchange	0.189 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Swindon railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the town of Swindon, Wiltshire. The station is 77 miles 23 chains (77.29 mi; 124.4 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington and lies between Didcot Parkway and Chippenham.^[1] It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all of the services from the station. It is the busiest station in Wiltshire, and the fifth busiest station in South West England.^[2]

Being roughly halfway between the English and Welsh capitals of London and Cardiff, it is an important junction where the former Great Western Railway line to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa, the main line to Bristol Temple Meads, and the South Wales Main Line via Bristol Parkway diverge.

The station is sited approximately 220 yards (200 metres) from the central bus station and the town centre. It is served by GWR services from Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads; Cheltenham Spa via Gloucester; Cardiff Central, Swansea and the rest of South Wales; and to Westbury.