Highbridge and Burnham railway station
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Highbridge and Burnham railway station is situated on the Bristol Temple Meads - Exeter St David's Line in the town of Highbridge, Somerset and also serves the neighbouring town of Burnham-on-Sea. It is 145 miles 25 chains (145.31 mi; 233.9 km) from the zero point at London Paddington via Box.[1] It is unstaffed but managed by Great Western Railway who operate all the regular services.
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Location | Highbridge, Sedgemoor, Somerset England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.2184°N 2.9719°W / 51.2184; -2.9719 | ||||
Grid reference | ST322470 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | HIG | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1841 | Main line opened | ||||
1854 | Branch opened | ||||
1962 | Renamed 'Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea' | ||||
1966 | S&DJR platforms closed | ||||
1974 | Renamed 'Highbridge' | ||||
1991 | Renamed 'Highbridge & Burnham' | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.205 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.213 million | ||||
2020/21 | 80,236 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.195 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.232 million | ||||
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Until 1966 the station also had platforms on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) line which crossed the main line on the level at the north end of the station.