Worle railway station
Worle 
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A CrossCountry train passes west through Worle in 2012.
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| Location | |
| Place | Worle |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°21′29″N 2°54′34″W / 51.3580°N 2.9094°WCoordinates: 51°21′29″N 2°54′34″W / 51.3580°N 2.9094°W |
| Grid reference | ST367624 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WOR |
| 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 |
 0.241 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.254 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.276 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.292 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.299 million |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| Opened | 24 September 1990 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Worle from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Worle railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter Line, serves the Worle, West Wick and St Georges suburbs of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. It is 16 miles (26 km) west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and 134 miles (216 km) from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is WOR. It was opened in 1990 by British Rail. The station, which has two platforms, is managed by Great Western Railway, the seventh company to be responsible for the station, and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, mainly hourly services between Bristol Parkway and Weston-super-Mare, and between Cardiff Central and Taunton. The station's car park was significantly expanded in 2013, with a bus interchange built at the same time.
The line through Worle is not electrified, but there is significant local support for it to be electrified as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line, partly motivated by worries that unless the line is electrified, Weston-super-Mare will lose direct services to London.
Worle railway station is located in the east of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, serving the suburbs of Worle, West Wick and St Georges. The surrounding area is primarily residential, but with several commercial developments, including the Worle Parkway office development next to the station. The station is located just off the B3440 Bristol Road, near the M5 motorway junction 21 and the A370. There is a car park on the north, east and south sides of the station. The station is on the Bristol to Exeter Line, 16 miles 11 chains (26.0 km) from Bristol Temple Meads and 134 miles 42 chains (216.5 km) from London Paddington (via Chippenham). It is the fifth station along the line from Bristol Temple Meads. The station is oriented along an axis at 57 degrees to the meridian.
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