Castle Cary railway station

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Platform layout

View from the West with the main line in the left foreground, and the Weymouth branch on the right 2009 at Castle Cary station - view from the west.jpg
View from the West with the main line in the left foreground, and the Weymouth branch on the right

The station has three platforms. The main station facilities are located on the London bound platform 1, as well as the main station building and ticket office which is staffed until the afternoon. Toilet facilities are available on the concourse too. In front of the building is a car park for 100 cars, a bus stop and a taxi rank. Platform 2 serves west bound services to Taunton, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance, whilst the shorter platform 3 can only be used by trains on the Bristol to Weymouth line. Immediately to the west of the station the Weymouth line diverges from the London to Penzance Line. [2]

Location

Castle Cary station is the closest station to the site of the Glastonbury Festival, which is held near Pilton about 8 miles away. During the period of the festival additional trains are provided, and special buses are run from the station to the festival site. [2] The station also serves events at the Royal Bath and West Showground, though these are not provided with extra trains. It is also the nearest main line station to the city of Wells which lost its rail connection in 1963.

Services

A Class 165 unit arrives with a Gloucester to Weymouth service 165132 Castle Cary.jpg
A Class 165 unit arrives with a Gloucester to Weymouth service

The service on the London to Penzance line runs approximately every two hours, with 8 trains in each direction, although not all trains run as far as Penzance. [15] The service on the Bristol to Weymouth line runs on a similar frequency, again with 8 trains in each direction. [2]

Castle Cary
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General information
Location Castle Cary, South Somerset
England
Coordinates 51°05′59″N2°31′27″W / 51.0996°N 2.5241°W / 51.0996; -2.5241 Coordinates: 51°05′59″N2°31′27″W / 51.0996°N 2.5241°W / 51.0996; -2.5241
Grid reference ST634335
Managed by Great Western Railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeCLC
Classification DfT category D
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
1856Opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase2.svg 0.252 million
 Interchange Decrease2.svg 39,349
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Taunton   Great Western Railway
Reading to Taunton Line 		  Westbury
Yeovil Pen Mill   Great Western Railway
Heart of Wessex Line 		  Bruton
Yeovil Pen Mill   South Western Railway
Heart of Wessex Line 		  Bruton

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