Highbridge and Burnham railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Highbridge, Somerset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°13′06″N 2°58′19″W / 51.2184°N 2.9719°W | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.213 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 80,236 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.195 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.232 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.230 million | ||||
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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. It is unstaffed but managed by Great Western Railway who operate all the regular services.
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.