Melksham railway station

Melksham
National Rail
General information
LocationMelksham, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°22′47″N 2°08′41″W / 51.3798°N 2.1446°W / 51.3798; -2.1446
Grid referenceST900645
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeMKM
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
5 September 1848Opened
18 April 1966Closed
13 May 1985Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 74,534
2019/20Increase 75,292
2020/21Decrease 18,800
2021/22Increase 52,342
2022/23Increase 64,206
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Melksham railway station serves the town of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. It is 100 miles 13 chains (100.16 miles, 161.20 km) measured from London Paddington, on the TransWilts Line between Chippenham and Trowbridge that was originally part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, absorbed in 1850 by the Great Western Railway.


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