Castle Cary railway station
You can reach 66 stations directly from Castle Cary on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Westbury, with 49 trains a day.
Castle Cary is the nearest station for postcodes in BA7, BA4, TA11, BA6, BA5, BA16. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Castle Cary
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Frome | 30 | 24 | 15 |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 28 | 22 | 13 |
| Bruton | 27 | 21 | 15 |
| Dorchester West | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Maiden Newton | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Weymouth | 18 | 21 | 12 |
| Trowbridge | 17 | 20 | 13 |
| Upwey | 18 | 19 | 11 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| Bath Spa | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| Keynsham | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| Oldfield Park | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| Yetminster | 18 | 18 | 12 |
| Chetnole | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Exeter St Davids | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| London Paddington | 22 | 17 | 15 |
| Reading | 22 | 17 | 15 |
| Taunton | 22 | 17 | 15 |
| Thornford | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Newton Abbot | 18 | 16 | 13 |
| Pewsey | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| Bristol Parkway | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Gloucester | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Yate | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Newbury | 18 | 13 | 12 |
| Dawlish | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Teignmouth | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Freshford | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Plymouth | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Totnes | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Hungerford | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Dawlish Warren | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Ivybridge | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Avoncliff | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Torquay | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Bodmin Parkway | 1 | 3 | 4 |
and 29 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Castle Cary is
354,740 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,067th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 84,303 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Castle Cary and London Paddington than any other pair: 194,250 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Castle Cary gains 4 destinations including Tisbury, Templecombe, Gillingham, Sherborne and loses 1 including Newquay.
Nearest other stations
- Bruton 3.4 miles
- Templecombe 8.2 miles
- Sherborne 10.8 miles
- Yeovil Pen Mill 11.4 miles
- Gillingham 11.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Castle Cary, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Evercreech Junction · 1.9 miles
- Alford Halt · 2.1 miles
- Cole · 2.2 miles
- Evercreech New · 3.2 miles
- Pylle · 3.5 miles
- Sparkford · 4.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.