Worle railway station

Worle
National Rail
A CrossCountry train passes west through Worle in 2012.
General information
LocationWorle, North Somerset
England
Coordinates51°21′29″N 2°54′34″W / 51.3580°N 2.9094°W / 51.3580; -2.9094
Grid referenceST367624
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWOR
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyBritish Rail
Key dates
Opened24 September 1990
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.319 million
2019/20Increase 0.329 million
2020/21Decrease 81,414
2021/22Increase 0.232 million
2022/23Increase 0.319 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Worle railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter line, serves the Worle, West Wick and St Georges suburbs of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. It is 16 miles (26 km) west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and 134 miles (216 km) from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is WOR. It was opened in 1990 by British Rail. The station, which has two platforms, is managed by Great Western Railway, the seventh company to be responsible for the station, and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, mainly half hourly services between Severn Beach and Weston-super-Mare, and between Cardiff Central and Taunton. The station's car park was significantly expanded in 2013.

The line through Worle is not electrified, but there is significant local support for it to be electrified as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line, partly motivated by worries that unless the line is electrified, Weston-super-Mare will lose direct services to London.


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