Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Castle Cary had 311,814 entries and exits, making it the 989th 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 771st busiest (out of 997), with 295 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 854.28 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 20.33 passengers per service*, giving it the 475th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 957.71 passengers passing through the station and 25.25 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 6,894
Reduced price entries & exits: 301,942
Season ticket entries & exits: 2,978
Total entries & exits: 311,814
Interchanges made between connecting services: 37,749
Change in usage from 21/22:
+71,352 : 29.67%
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 (Up) | 198 | 719 | |
| 2 (Down) | 197 | 716 | |
| 3 Bay | 70 | 254 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 010 | Penzance - Plymouth - Exeter - Birmingham & London | Oct24 |
| 275 | Westbury & Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol - Cardiff & Gloucester | Oct24 |
| 279 | Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge - Westbury | Oct24 |
| 280 | London & Reading - Newbury - Bedwyn - Westbury - Taunton & Exeter | Oct24 |
| 281 | Weymouth - Yeovil - Castle Cary - Westbury | Oct24 |
| 284 | London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - Exeter | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +187,773 (+151.38%)
Reasons for change:
2007-08 Growth of 27% or more2012-13 This will most likely have been caused by the cancellation of the Glastonbury festival in 2012 for which the closest rail station is Castle Cary2018-19 Station closure in 2018-192019-20 Frequency improvements between Reading and Castle Cary in December 2019 Great Western Railway timetable
Location Details
Location: Castle Cary
CRS: CLC / NLC: 5703 / TIPLOC(S): CCARY
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 363504 133516
Constituency: Somerton and Frome
Local Authority: Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: WEY 129m 45ch
CRS: CLC / NLC: 5703 / TIPLOC(S): CCARY
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 363504 133516
Constituency: Somerton and Frome
Local Authority: Somerset
NR Region: South West
ELR: WEY 129m 45ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Castle Cary during 2022/2023:
•London Paddington (79,957 journeys)
•Newbury (6,022 journeys)
•Taunton (5,872 journeys)
•Bath Spa (5,007 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (4,468 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•London Paddington (79,957 journeys)
•Newbury (6,022 journeys)
•Taunton (5,872 journeys)
•Bath Spa (5,007 journeys)
•Bristol Temple Meads (4,468 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Castle Cary's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Bruton | 3.51 |
| Taunton | 27.44 |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 11.60 |