Warminster railway station

Railway station in Wiltshire, England

This article is about the railway station in England. For the station in Pennsylvania, see Warminster station (SEPTA).

Warminster

General information
Location| Warminster, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates| 51°12′25″N 2°10′36″W﻿ / ﻿51.2069°N 2.1768°W﻿ / 51.2069; -2.1768
Grid reference| ST877453
Managed by| Great Western Railway
Platforms| 2
Other information
Station code| WMN
Classification| DfT category E
History
Original company| Great Western Railway
Key dates
1851| Line opened from Westbury
1856| Line extended to Salisbury
Passengers
2019/20|  0.355 million
Interchange|  22,564
2020/21|  0.103 million
Interchange|  3,463
2021/22|  0.284 million
Interchange|  11,747
2022/23|  0.295 million
Interchange|  12,008
2023/24|  0.332 million
Interchange|  16,092

Notes

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

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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

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A Class 158 working a Portsmouth Harbour service

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

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 138–140\. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.138-140&rft.pub=The+Dovecote+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=1-904349-33-1&rft.aulast=Oakley&rft.aufirst=Mike&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Warminster+railway+station" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Imberbus". Imberbus. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. ^ "The Bus to Imber". Hidden Europe. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

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* Chippenham
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Taunton to London Paddington|

* Westbury
* Pewsey
* Bedwyn

Exeter to London Waterloo|

* Tisbury
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Cardiff to Portsmouth|

* Avoncliff
* Bradford-on-Avon
* Trowbridge
* Westbury
* Dilton Marsh
* Warminster
* Salisbury
* Dean

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* Avoncliff
* Bradford-on-Avon
* Trowbridge
* Westbury

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* Cricklade (proposed)
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