Castle Cary railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Castle Cary, Somerset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°05′59″N 2°31′27″W / 51.0996°N 2.5241°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST634335 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CLC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 September 1856 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 50,758 | ||||
| Interchange | 10,265 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.240 million | ||||
| Interchange | 30,667 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.312 million | ||||
| Interchange | 37,749 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.310 million | ||||
| Interchange | 47,776 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.355 million | ||||
| Interchange | 84,303 | ||||
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Castle Cary railway station is on the Reading to Taunton line 115.25 miles (185.48 km) south west of London Paddington and the Bristol to Weymouth line 47.75 miles (77 km) south of Bristol Temple Meads. The two routes share tracks between Westbury and Castle Cary stations and are both operated by Great Western Railway, which also manages the station. The station is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the market town of Castle Cary and 5 miles (8 km) south of Shepton Mallet in a largely rural area of Somerset, England.