Chippenham railway station
Railway station in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chippenham railway station is on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) in South West England, serving the town of Chippenham, Wiltshire. It is 93 miles 76 chains (93.95 mi; 151.2 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington and is situated between Swindon and Bath Spa on the GWML.[1] The Wessex Main Line diverges from the GWML to the southwest of Chippenham and runs to Trowbridge via Melksham.
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Location | Chippenham, County of Wiltshire England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.4625°N 2.1154°W / 51.4625; -2.1154 | ||||
Grid reference | ST920737 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CPM | ||||
Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
31 May 1841 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.972 million | ||||
Interchange | 21,088 | ||||
2019/20 | 1.937 million | ||||
Interchange | 29,117 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.373 million | ||||
Interchange | 6,709 | ||||
2021/22 | 1.124 million | ||||
Interchange | 24,205 | ||||
2022/23 | 1.445 million | ||||
Interchange | 26,946 | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Designated | 22 June 1978 (1978-06-22) | ||||
Reference no. | 1268119 | ||||
Legacy System | LBS | ||||
Legacy System number | 462213 | ||||
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It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all the trains that call.
Only two platforms at the station remain in use; the platform by the main entrance is now disused.