Highbridge and Burnham railway station
Highbridge & Burnham 
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| Location | |
| Place | Highbridge |
| Local authority | Sedgemoor, Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°13′06″N 2°58′19″W / 51.2184°N 2.9719°WCoordinates: 51°13′06″N 2°58′19″W / 51.2184°N 2.9719°W |
| Grid reference | ST322470 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HIG |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.167 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.160 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.169 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.190 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.193 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1841 | Main line opened |
| 1854 | Branch opened |
| 1962 | Renamed 'Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea' |
| 1966 | Branch closed |
| 1974 | Renamed 'Highbridge' |
| 1991 | Renamed 'Higbridge & Burnham' |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Highbridge & Burnham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Highbridge and Burnham railway station is situated on the Bristol to Taunton Line within the town of Highbridge, Somerset, and also serves the neighbouring town of Burnham-on-Sea. It is unstaffed but managed by Great Western Railway who operate all the regular services.
Until 1966 the station also had platforms on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway line which crossed the main line on the level at the north end of the station.
The station was opened as 'Highbridge' on 14 June 1841, when the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, opened its broad gauge line as far as Bridgwater. A road crossed the line at the north end of the platforms, and a goods shed was provided beyond this on the west side of the line. The B&ER was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway (GWR) on 1 January 1876.
On 28 August 1854 the Somerset Central Railway was opened from Highbridge to Glastonbury. This later became the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR), but it was worked by the Bristol and Exeter company and was also broad gauge for the first few years and a connection was provided between the two railways in the goods yard. A separate set of platforms to the east of the existing/current B&ER platforms were provided on this S&DJR line. This S&DJR side of the station eventually consisted of two terminus platforms, and two through platforms to service an extension line that continued via Highbridge Wharf (where most of the S&DJR goods traffic was also handled) and onwards to Burnham-on-Sea. To reach the extension, the S&DJR line crossed the B&ER main line on the level just north of the road bridge.
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