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Chippenham railway station information


Chippenham
National Rail
The station buildings, seen from the southwest
General information
LocationChippenham, County of Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°27′45″N 2°06′55″W / 51.4625°N 2.1154°W / 51.4625; -2.1154
Grid referenceST920737
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCPM
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
31 May 1841Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.972 million
 Interchange Decrease 21,088
2019/20Decrease 1.937 million
 Interchange Increase 29,117
2020/21Decrease 0.373 million
 Interchange Decrease 6,709
2021/22Increase 1.124 million
 Interchange Increase 24,205
2022/23Increase 1.445 million
 Interchange Increase 26,946
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated22 June 1978 (1978-06-22)
Reference no.1268119
Legacy SystemLBS
Legacy System number462213
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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.

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 5B. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.

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