Taunton railway station

Taunton
National Rail
The main buildings in 2021
General information
LocationTaunton, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°01′22″N 3°06′13″W / 51.0228°N 3.1035°W / 51.0228; -3.1035
Grid referenceST227254
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms6
Other information
Station codeTAU
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1842Brunel station opened
1868Rebuilt in conventional form
1932Rebuilt with four tracks
2021Entrance returned to south side
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.531 million
2019/20Increase 1.585 million
 Interchange  81,620
2020/21Decrease 0.364 million
 Interchange  Decrease 19,647
2021/22Increase 1.197 million
 Interchange  Increase 71,157
2022/23Increase 1.398 million
 Interchange  Decrease 69,064
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Taunton railway station is a junction station on the route from London to Penzance, 163 miles 12 chains (263 km) west of London Paddington station, measured via Box.[1] It is situated in Taunton, Somerset, and is operated by Great Western Railway. The station is also served by CrossCountry trains and by the West Somerset Railway on special event days and by mainline steam excursions.

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 7D. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.