The station, situated behind Abingdon Street, was a terminus although a through platform allowed services to travel on to a 900 feet (270 m) S&DJR built stone pier on the River Severn/River Parrett estuary.

[2] Burnham-on-Sea closed when regular passenger services were curtailed at Highbridge on 28 October 1951.

The excursion platform remained on the derelict site for over a decade, until the former trackbed eastwards was developed into Marine Drive, a road which has helped ease traffic flow into the town.

An adjacent pub on the High Street was subsequently renamed the Somerset & Dorset.

The first ever specifically designed Somerfield supermarket was built to the seaward-west side, which was then sold to Morrisons.