Frome railway station

Frome
General information
LocationFrome, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°13′35″N 2°18′39″W / 51.2263°N 2.3107°W / 51.2263; -2.3107
Grid referenceST784476
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeFRO
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
7 October 1850Opened
Passengers
2019/20 0.208 million
 Interchange  898
2020/21 47,914
 Interchange  194
2021/22 0.166 million
 Interchange  719
2022/23 0.207 million
 Interchange  394
2023/24 0.255 million
 Interchange  1,899
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Frome railway station serves a largely rural area of the county of Somerset in England, and is situated in the town of Frome. The station is located on a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long branch line which loops off the main line railway, which carries services on both the Reading to Taunton line and Bristol to Weymouth route. Most of the trains which take the loop line in order to serve Frome station are on the Bristol to Weymouth route, and most trains on the Reading to Taunton line by-pass the station on the main line. The station is 22.25 miles (36 km) south of Bath Spa on the Bristol to Weymouth line, it is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Great Western Railway.