Weston-super-Mare Railway Station

As the name implies, this serves the well-known Somerset holiday resort of Weston-super-Mare.


The station itself is on a loop off the main Bristol-Taunton-Exeter main line, thanks to the backward nature of its residents in the 1840s, who resisted proposals for the route of the original main line to run closer to the town. Instead, on 14 June 1841, Weston was connected to the main line by a branch, just over a mile long, and worked initially by horse-drawn carriages. Horse traction remained until 1851, by which time the town had begun to regret being on the end of a branch.


This was rectified in 1884 with the construction of the present loop and a handsome station built in the local stone, with large glass canopies over two through platforms and a bay platform. A separate station for summer excursion trains was built just to the north, but closed in 1964. The loop line was singled in 1972, which has since become something of a bottleneck.


The station now has a regular service of trains from Weston to Bristol Parkway and from Taunton to Cardiff, providing a half-hourly service to Bristol and an hourly service south to Taunton. This is supplemented by a handful of trains to and from London, and a small number of Cross-Country trains from Plymouth or Paignton to Newcastle. Cross-Country would like to operate more services to Weston, but the timetable is constrained by the single track.


The station buffet has been turned into a pub, named 'Off the Rails', known for its changing selection of real ales and cider, and it also does food. There are entrances both to the station approach and the platform, so it's easy to pop in for a pint while you are waiting!


The station has level access throughout, a taxi rank, cycle storage and a large car park. Regular buses call here for other parts of the town and surrounding villages: details on http://www.travelinesw.com .

The staff are always helpful, which is painfully necessary when you have a pushchair, need to cross the bridge to the second platform and there are stairs and no lift.
The station is clean and has a decent sized waiting room. Both platforms are covered so no waiting in the rain.

The station is old fashioned but clean and nicely maintained. There is an indoor waiting area by the ticket office. The only issue is that there is only a bridge with two flights of stairs between the platforms and no lift although the station staff are always happy to help with pushchairs.

Nice old victorian railway station. Never enough staff in the ticket sales booths at busy times. There is a pub/news shop/snack bar on the station but the food isn't great.

Weston Railway station is a two-platform station, which is very busy during peaktimes (before 9am, and between 4pm and 6:30pm) as commuters use the station. The station gives access from both sides of the line, has toilet and baby changing facilities, and offers a small alcoholic bar and small buffet area. The tracks lead both north and south, and occasionaly offer non-stop trains to London.

fast travel and always on time never late. great places near by to see. and cost of travel is good i have benn on trains all my life but getting on one from weston super mare is good as it is a very nice ride and lots of things to see.

This is a lovely old railway station, with a classic `station` look about it. Clean and friendly as well as fast and accurate trains