Castle Cary railway station
Castle Cary 
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| Location | |
| Place | Castle Cary |
| Local authority | South Somerset, Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°05′59″N 2°31′27″W / 51.0996°N 2.5241°WCoordinates: 51°05′59″N 2°31′27″W / 51.0996°N 2.5241°W |
| Grid reference | ST634335 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CLC |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.275 million |
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29,769 |
| 2012/13 |
 0.234 million |
| – Interchange |
32,278 |
| 2013/14 |
0.245 million |
| – Interchange |
28,085 |
| 2014/15 |
 0.245 million |
| – Interchange |
26,055 |
| 2015/16 |
0.241 million |
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68,294 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 1856 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Castle Cary from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Castle Cary railway station serves a largely rural area of the county of Somerset in England. The station is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town of Castle Cary, and 5 miles (8 km) south of Shepton Mallet.
The station is on the Reading to Taunton line some 115.25 miles (185.48 km) south west of London Paddington and also on the Bristol to Weymouth line some 47.75 miles (77 km) south of Bristol Temple Meads. The two routes share tracks between Westbury and Castle Cary stations, and are both operated by Great Western Railway, which also manages the station.
The station has three platforms. The main station building and ticket office are located on the London bound platform 1. 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, 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.
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. The station also serves events at the Royal Bath & West Showground, though these are not provided with extra trains.
The station was awarded the Small Station of the Year award in the National Rail Awards 2007.
Castle Cary station was originally on the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, a railway that linked the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Chippenham with Weymouth. The line was authorised in 1845, was acquired by the GWR in 1850, reached Castle Cary on 1 September 1856, and was completed throughout in 1857.
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