moved back to the south side of the station as part of works to improve passenger facilities and make easier links to the town centre. A 400-space multi-storey car park was also built. Station Masters Henry Clark Alexander Gibson 1850 - 1886 Arthur Nicholson Lailey 1886 - 1913 James Page 1913 - 1920 (afterwards station master at ) A.P. Watkins 1920 - 1926 (afterwards station master at ) O.J. Fenner 1926 - 1928 (afterwards station master at Reading) J.R.C. Williams 1928 - 1931 (afterwards station master at Paddington) George Thomas Fox 1931 - 1932 (formerly station master at Wrexham) Arthur Stanley Sansom 1932 - 1944 C.E. Morris 1945 - 1950 James A. Denholm ???? - 1954 A.V. Wilcox ???? - 1958 E.C. Frampton 1958 - ???? Description The station is situated on an embankment and a bridge above road level. The ticket office is at ground level on the north side although the town centre lies to the south of the station, about away. There is a car park on both sides of the station and bus services to the town centre call at a bus stop in front of the ticket office; those from the town call at a stop on the main road that passes beneath the station. The south block is a Grade II listed building. Platform 5 is situated above the ticket office and is the main platform used by trains towards London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads and the north. The station buffet is situated here. The east-facing bay platform 6 is beyond this; it only sees occasional use nowadays, mainly being used for local trains towards the Bristol station. In the centre of the station is an island platform. The face on the north side is platform 4, which can be used by similar trains to platform 5. The face on the south side is platform 3, which is also used for services towards Exeter St Davids but is mainly used for terminating services from the Bristol direction that can also start back from here. Platform 2 is used for services to Exeter and beyond. Trains can also start from this platform towards London and Bristol, if required. At the north end is the bus shelter for rail-link buses to Minehead. It has level access from a second car park. Platform 1 is another bay, at the west end of platform 2. This is not