Castle Cary train 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.
- 66 direct destinations
- 1,067th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 178 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
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 | 39 | 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 |
| Exeter St Davids | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Keynsham | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| Oldfield Park | 17 | 18 | 9 |
| London Paddington | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Reading | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Taunton | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Yetminster | 18 | 18 | 12 |
| Chetnole | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Thornford | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Newton Abbot | 18 | 16 | 13 |
| Pewsey | 18 | 16 | 11 |
| Bristol Parkway | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Gloucester | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Yate | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Newbury | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| Dawlish | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Teignmouth | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Plymouth | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Freshford | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Totnes | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Paignton | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Torquay | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Dawlish Warren | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Hungerford | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| Ivybridge | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Avoncliff | 6 | 5 | 9 |
and 30 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Castle Cary station 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 3 March 2027
From 3 March 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
Facilities at Castle Cary station
Castle Cary is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 07:30 to 18:30 · Saturday: 07:30 to 16:30
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Castle Cary station
- Station Car Park 178 spaces, 5 accessible
Cycle parking: 8 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 August 2026.
Getting to Castle Cary station
Castle Cary station is in Somerset, South West, and is run by Great Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J24 (Huntworth Interchange), 20.3 miles west.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Castle Cary Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Castle Cary station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from