Warminster
General information
Location	Warminster,Wiltshire England
Coordinates	51°12′25″N2°10′36″W / 51.2069°N 2.1768°W /51.2069; -2.1768
Grid reference	ST877453
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WMN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1851	Line opened fromWestbury
1856	Line extended toSalisbury
Passengers
2019/20	0.355 million
Interchange	22,564
2020/21	0.103 million
Interchange	3,463
2021/22	0.284 million
Interchange	11,747
2022/23	0.295 million
Interchange	12,008
2023/24	0.332 million
Interchange	16,092
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Warminster railway station serves the historic market town ofWarminster inWiltshire, England.

The station is operated byGreat Western Railway and is a main station on theWessex Main Line, with regular services toBristol,Cardiff,Southampton andPortsmouth.

The station was opened by theGreat Western Railway on 9 September 1851 as the terminus ofits branch from Westbury on itsWilts, Somerset and Weymouth route. The branch was extended toSalisbury on 30 June 1856. The station was originally provided with atrain shed covering the tracks and platforms, but this was removed around 1930 when the current canopies were erected in its place. The original wooden buildings were retained and are still in use today.^[1]

Great Western Railway operate a generally hourly service in each direction from the station, westbound toWestbury,Bristol Temple Meads andCardiff Central, and eastbound toSouthampton Central andPortsmouth Harbour. A few additional GWR trains call at certain hours (some of which either originate or terminate here).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dilton Marsh		Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line		Salisbury
Westbury		South Western Railway Wessex Main Line		Salisbury
	Historical railways
Dilton Marsh Line and station open		Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line		Heytesbury Line open, station closed

Once a year, a bus service (colloquially known as route 23A) runs from Warminster station to the uninhabited village ofImber.^[2][3]

• Former Great Western Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851
• Railway stations in Wiltshire
• Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
• Warminster
• Railway stations served by South Western Railway
• DfT Category E stations

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