Westbury railway station

Westbury
National Rail
The entrance to the station is at ground level with the platforms behind and above
General information
LocationWestbury, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°15′59″N 2°11′58″W / 51.2665°N 2.1995°W / 51.2665; -2.1995
Grid referenceST861519
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeWSB
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyWilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
5 September 1848Station opened as terminus of line from Chippenham
7 October 1850Line extended to Frome
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.558 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.229 million
2020/21Decrease 0.152 million
 Interchange Decrease 48,500
2021/22Increase 0.439 million
 Interchange Increase 0.164 million
2022/23Increase 0.519 million
 Interchange Increase 0.247 million
2023/24Increase 0.536 million
 Interchange Increase 0.252 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Westbury railway station serves the market town of Westbury in Wiltshire, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway.

The station is a major junction, serving the Reading to Taunton line with services to and from Penzance and London Paddington; the Wessex Main Line with services to and from Cardiff and Portsmouth, also Swindon; the Heart of Wessex Line with local services from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth; and services to London Waterloo.

The buffet at Westbury appeared in a list of "highly commended" station cafes published in The Guardian in 2009.[1]

  1. ^ Wills, Dixe (12 May 2009). "Ten of the best railway cafes". Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2009.