Pewsey railway station serves the large village of Pewsey in the county of Wiltshire, England. The station is on the Berks and Hants line, measured from the zero point at , and served by intercity trains operated by Great Western Railway between London and the West Country.

History The station was opened by the Berks and Hants Extension Railway on 11 November 1862 when the railway opened, connecting the earlier Berks and Hants Railway with the branch of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, thereby creating a shorter route from London Paddington station to . On 2 July 1906 the line became part of the Reading to Taunton line following the opening of the Castle Cary Cut-Off. A signal box was situated on the west end of the eastbound platform; it was replaced by a larger signal box in 1933 but this was closed in 1966.

In 1969, the footbridge was replaced with a secondhand one brought from . By 2015 this bridge was in poor condition and was itself replaced in 2016 by Network Rail with a new, taller, structure incorporating a rainwater drainage system and costing £465,000.

In 1985, the station was awarded a First Class award in the Best Preserved Station competition of the Association of Railway Preservation Societies. Trevor Beaven, a long-serving stationmaster who retired in December 2019, was awarded an MBE for his services in 1999.

The station drew attention after two separate incidents where trains due to stop at the station continued past to Westbury.

Facilities The station has a ticket office and a ticket machine, a car park and cycle storage, accessible toilets, waiting rooms, departure screens and help points. Both platforms have step-free access, although the footbridge connecting them does not have lifts.

Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Pewsey2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits142,084147,390150,911169,733178,992181,872202,962210,844203,686204,388218,616233,196238,904247,352221,712269,35247,702158,872181,100187,072209,098 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

All services at Pewsey are operated by Great Western Railway. Off-peak there is generally a train every 2 hours between and of which some continue to , or . Additional services call at Pewsey during the peak periods.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 122 (Network Rail)

Cultural references The station was featured in Episode 29 of All the Stations, on 22 June 2017. Presenters Geoff Marshall and Vicki Pipe highlighted in particular the irregular service pattern.

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