Chippenham railway station

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Chippenham
The station buildings, seen from the southwest
General information
Location	Chippenham, County of Wiltshire England
Coordinates	51°27′45″N 2°06′55″W / 51.4625°N 2.1154°W / 51.4625; -2.1154
Grid reference	ST920737
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CPM
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
31 May 1841	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	1.972 million
Interchange	21,088
2019/20	1.937 million
Interchange	29,117
2020/21	0.373 million
Interchange	6,709
2021/22	1.124 million
Interchange	24,205
2022/23	1.445 million
Interchange	26,946
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	22 June 1978 (1978-06-22)
Reference no.	1268119
Legacy System	LBS
Legacy System number	462213
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.

The station is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all the trains that call. Only two platforms remain in use; the platform by the main entrance is now disused.