Templecombe railway station

Templecombe
The old 1938 signal box and waiting room in December 2015
General information
Location	Templecombe, South Somerset England
Coordinates	51°00′07″N 2°24′59″W / 51.002°N 2.4164°W / 51.002; -2.4164
Grid reference	ST707225
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	TMC
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Salisbury and Yeovil Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
7 May 1860	Upper station opened
3 February 1862	Lower station opened
7 March 1966	Closed
3 October 1983	Upper station reopened
Passengers
2019/20	93,824
2020/21	20,488
2021/22	57,088
2022/23	68,276
2023/24	79,776
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Templecombe railway station serves the village of Templecombe in Somerset, England. It is situated on the West of England Main Line, 112 miles 2 chains (180.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The main station opened in 1860 but a smaller station on the lower line opened in 1862. It was closed in 1966 but was reopened in 1983 following local community pressure. It is currently operated by South Western Railway.