Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Bridgwater had 428,728 entries and exits, making it the 837th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 737th busiest (out of 997), with 330 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1174.60 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 24.98 passengers per service, giving it the 345th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 121,014
Reduced price entries & exits: 283,818
Season ticket entries & exits: 23,896
Total entries & exits: 428,728
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+77,108 : 21.93%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
1 | 198 | 719 | |
2 | 198 | 719 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
270 | Taunton - Weston-super-Mare - Bristol | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +308,652 (+257.05%)
Location Details
Location: Bridgwater
CRS: BWT / NLC: 3449 / TIPLOC(S): BRDGWTR
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 330802 136975
Constituency: Bridgwater and West Somerset
Local Authority: Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: MLN1 151m 47ch
CRS: BWT / NLC: 3449 / TIPLOC(S): BRDGWTR
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 330802 136975
Constituency: Bridgwater and West Somerset
Local Authority: Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: MLN1 151m 47ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Bridgwater during 2022/2023:
•Taunton (57,449 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (48,950 journeys)
•Weston-Super-Mare (23,204 journeys)
•London Paddington (13,736 journeys)
•Highbridge and Burnham (11,766 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Taunton (57,449 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (48,950 journeys)
•Weston-Super-Mare (23,204 journeys)
•London Paddington (13,736 journeys)
•Highbridge and Burnham (11,766 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Bridgwater's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Highbridge and Burnham | 6.28 |
Taunton | 11.56 |