Weston-super-Mare railway station

Weston-super-Mare
General information
Location	Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset England
Coordinates	51°20′41″N 2°58′18″W / 51.3446°N 2.9716°W / 51.3446; -2.9716
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
2018/19	1.161 million
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
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Weston-super-Mare Railway Station
Designated	20 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.