Taunton Railway Station

TAUNTON TAU | 3471

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Taunton station is managed by Great Western Railway and is located in Somerset West and Taunton within the South West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 285,906 journeys were made between Taunton and London Paddington—that's 20% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Taunton peaked during 2019-20 with 1,585,206 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 88% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Taunton table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	651,524
1998-99	666,527
1999-00	719,767
2000-01	691,337
2001-02	747,561
2002-03	768,300
2003-04
2004-05	837,001
2005-06	903,807
2006-07	951,650
2007-08	1,076,797
2008-09	1,184,866
2009-10	1,191,558
2010-11	1,238,006
2011-12	1,292,972
2012-13	1,289,276
2013-14	1,261,950
2014-15	1,315,144
2015-16	1,375,546
2016-17	1,433,160
2017-18	1,460,746
2018-19	1,531,416
2019-20	1,585,206
2020-21	364,244
2021-22	1,196,802
2022-23	1,398,098
2023-24	1,464,918
2024-25