Warminster railway station

51°12′25″N 2°10′36″W / 51.2069°N 2.1768°W / 51.2069; -2.1768Grid referenceST877453Managed byGreat Western RailwayPlatforms2Other informationStation codeWMNClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates1851Line opened from Westbury1856Line extended to SalisburyPassengers2018/19 0.349 million Interchange  21,2252019/20 0.355 million Interchange  22,5642020/21 0.103 million Interchange  3,4632021/22 0.284 million Interchange  11,7472022/23 0.295 million Interchange  12,008

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Warminster railway station serves the historic market town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England.

The station is operated by Great Western Railway and is a main station on the Wessex Main Line, with regular services to Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton and Portsmouth.

History

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 9 September 1851 as the terminus of its branch from Westbury on its Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth route. The branch was extended to Salisbury on 30 June 1856. The station was originally provided with a train shed covering the tracks and platforms, but this was removed around 1930 when the current canopies were erected in its place. The original wooden buildings were retained and are still in use today.^[1]

Services

Great Western Railway operate a generally hourly service in each direction from the station, westbound to Westbury, Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central, and eastbound to Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour. A few additional GWR trains call at certain hours (some of which either originate or terminate here).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dilton Marsh		Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line		Salisbury
Westbury		South Western Railway Wessex Main Line		Salisbury
	Historical railways
Dilton Marsh Line and station open		Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line		Heytesbury Line open, station closed

Connections

Once a year, a bus service (colloquially known as route 23A) runs from Warminster station to the uninhabited village of Imber.^[2][3]

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