Warminster railway station serves the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England.
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General information | |
Location | Warminster, Wiltshire England |
Coordinates | 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 | |
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Interchange | 21,225 |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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.
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]
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Once a year, a bus service (colloquially known as route 23A) runs from Warminster station to the uninhabited village of Imber.[2][3]
Railway stations in Wiltshire | |||
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Bristol to London Paddington: |
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Taunton to London Paddington: | |||
Exeter to London Waterloo: | |||
Cardiff to Portsmouth: |
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Bristol to Weymouth: Heart of Wessex Line | |||
Swindon to Westbury: |
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Swindon & Cricklade Railway: |
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