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 | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.585 million | ||||
| Interchange | 81,620 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Taunton railway station is a junction station on the route from London to Penzance, 163 miles 12 chains (263 km) west of London Paddington station, measured via Box, although most London bound services traverse the shorter route via Newbury. It is situated in Taunton, Somerset, and is operated by Great Western Railway. The station is also served by CrossCountry trains and by the West Somerset Railway on special event days and by mainline steam excursions.