Chippenham railway station
Chippenham 
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The station buildings, seen from the southwest
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| Location | |
| Place | Chippenham |
| Local authority | County of Wiltshire |
| Coordinates | 51°27′45″N 2°06′55″W / 51.4625°N 2.1154°WCoordinates: 51°27′45″N 2°06′55″W / 51.4625°N 2.1154°W |
| Grid reference | ST920737 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CPM |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.751 million |
| – Interchange |
 2,124 |
| 2012/13 |
1.747 million |
| – Interchange |
3,431 |
| 2013/14 |
1.826 million |
| – Interchange |
22,376 |
| 2014/15 |
1.896 million |
| – Interchange |
27,497 |
| 2015/16 |
1.816 million |
| – Interchange |
30,500 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 31 May 1841 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chippenham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Chippenham railway station is on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) in South West England, serving the town of Chippenham, Wiltshire. It is 93 miles 76 chains (151.2 km) down-line from London Paddington and is situated between Swindon and Bath Spa on the GWML. The Wessex Main Line diverges from the GWML to the southwest of Chippenham and runs to Trowbridge via Melksham.
It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all the trains that call.
Only two platforms at the station remain in use; the platform by the main entrance is now disused.
The main line of the Great Western Railway (GWR) was authorised in 1835, and opened in stages. The section between Hay Lane and Chippenham opened on 31 May 1841. The final section of the GWR main line, between Chippenham and Bath, opened on 30 June 1841.
Chippenham was soon served by other lines. The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway (WS&WR) was authorised in 1845 and the first section opened on 5 September 1848; this ran from Thingley Junction, west of Chippenham, to Westbury, and the WS&WR was absorbed by the GWR in 1851. The Calne Railway was authorised in 1860 and opened on 3 November 1863; this company remained independent for some years, until absorbed by the GWR in 1892.
In 1858 the station was expanded and included a goods shed and an engine shed. A railway connection was laid to Chippenham Gas Works in 1906. This connection closed in 1932. Chippenham engine shed closed in March 1964 and services on the Calne branch ended in 1965. Chippenham East and West signal boxes closed on 21 August 1966. As from 1 February 1976 the original down platform was taken out of use and services heading west used the south side of the island platform.
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