Weston-super-Mare railway station

Weston-super-Mare
National Rail
General information
LocationWeston-super-Mare, North Somerset
England
Coordinates51°20′41″N 2°58′18″W / 51.3446°N 2.9716°W / 51.3446; -2.9716
Grid referenceST324610
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWSM
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1841Terminus opened
1866Replaced by second station
1884Replaced by present station
1972Branch line singled
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.161 million
2019/20Decrease 1.160 million
 Interchange 11,693
2020/21Decrease 0.307 million
 Interchange Decrease 3,295
2021/22Increase 0.778 million
 Interchange Increase 9,719
2022/23Increase 0.940 million
 Interchange Decrease 6,498
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureWeston-super-Mare Railway Station
Designated20 November 2017
Reference no.1448779[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Weston-super-Mare railway station serves the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. It is situated on a loop off the main Bristol to Taunton Line, 137 miles 33 chains (137.41 mi; 221.1 km) from the zero point at London Paddington via Box.[2]

The station is operated by Great Western Railway. It consists of two platforms linked by a covered footbridge. Trains may use either platform in either direction, and many services are booked to pass each other at the station.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Weston-super-Mare Railway Station, Neva Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3QY (Grade II) (1448779)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 7A. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.