Great Western Railway is warning its customers that Castle Cary station in Somerset will see its new car park off Station Road closed from Friday the 22nd of March through to Monday the 8th of April in order to allow work to be carried out.

The new car park was temporarily opened in November last year with plans to close for a short period during 2024 to allow contractors to finalise the much-needed facility.

During the period of closure, several parking bays in the main station car park will also be out of action ahead of track renewal work by Network Rail on Sunday the 31st of March and Sunday the 7th of April and will impact trains operating between Westbury, Castle Cary and Taunton.

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These works will allow our customers to access the entrance to the new car park from Station Road, plus complete any final snagging works needed at Castle Cary.

We also need to provide rail replacement services as well as accommodation for train crew in the main station car park for Easter Sunday and the following Sunday.   

Together, this means that parking will be reduced at Castle Cary during this period and unfortunately there is no alternative parking nearby.

We are really sorry for this temporary inconvenience, but the result will be improved car parking at the station, plus maintaining our train services for customers.

Jordan Welsby, Great Western Railway Manager for Westbury, Wiltshire and Dorset