General information | |||||
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Location | Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°20′41″N 2°58′18″W / 51.3446°N 2.9716°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST324610 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WSM | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1841 | Terminus opened | ||||
1866 | Replaced by second station | ||||
1884 | Replaced by present station | ||||
1972 | Branch line singled | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 1.160 million | ||||
Interchange | 11,693 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.307 million | ||||
Interchange | 3,295 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.778 million | ||||
Interchange | 9,719 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.940 million | ||||
Interchange | 6,498 | ||||
2023/24 | 0.965 million | ||||
Interchange | 7,088 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Weston-super-Mare Railway Station | ||||
Designated | 20 November 2017 | ||||
Reference no. | 1448779[1] | ||||
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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.