Melksham railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Melksham, Wiltshire, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°22′47″N 2°08′41″W / 51.3798°N 2.1446°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST900645 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MKM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 5 September 1848 | Opened | ||||
| 18 April 1966 | Closed | ||||
| 13 May 1985 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 18,800 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 52,342 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 64,206 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 63,350 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 60,930 | ||||
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Melksham railway station serves the town of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. It is 100 miles 13 chains (100.16 miles, 161.20 km) from London Paddington, on the TransWilts Line between Chippenham and Trowbridge. The station was originally part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, which was absorbed by the Great Western Railway in 1850.