Castle Cary railway station

Castle Cary railway station serves a largely rural area of the county of Somerset in England. The station is situated approximately north of the town of Castle Cary, and south of Shepton Mallet.The station is on the Reading to Taunton line some south west of London Paddington and also on the Bristol to Weymouth line some south of Bristol Temple Meads. The two routes share tracks between Westbury and Castle Cary stations, and are both operated by the First Great Western train operating company, which also manages the station.DescriptionThe station has three platforms. The main station building and ticket office are located on the London bound platform 1. In front of the building is a car park for 100 cars, a bus stop and a taxi rank. Platform 2 serves west bound services, whilst the shorter platform 3 can only be used by trains on the Bristol to Weymouth line. Immediately to the west of the station the Weymouth line diverges from the London to Penzance Line.Castle Cary station is the closest station to the site of the Glastonbury Festival, which is held near Pilton about 8 miles away. During the period of the festival additional trains are provided, and special buses are run from the station to the festival site. The station also serves events at the Royal Bath & West Showground, though these are not provided with extra trains.