Taunton railway station
The main buildings in 2021 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Taunton, Somerset, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°01′22″N 3°06′13″W / 51.0228°N 3.1035°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST227254 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TAU | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1842 | Brunel station opened | ||||
| 1868 | Rebuilt in conventional form | ||||
| 1932 | Rebuilt with four tracks | ||||
| 2021 | Entrance returned to south side | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 0.364 million | ||||
| Interchange | 19,647 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.197 million | ||||
| Interchange | 71,157 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.398 million | ||||
| Interchange | 69,064 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.465 million | ||||
| Interchange | 75,203 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 1.616 million | ||||
| Interchange | 82,424 | ||||
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Taunton railway station serves the county town of Taunton, in Somerset, England. It is a stop on the Bristol to Exeter line, the Reading to Taunton line and the Cross Country Route. The station lies 163 miles 12 chains (263 km) west of London Paddington, via Box, although most London-bound services take the shorter route via Newbury. It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates services along with CrossCountry. The West Somerset Railway operates here on special event days and provides main line steam excursions.