Keynsham railway station
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| Keynsham | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Keynsham |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KYN |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Platforms in use | |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.169 million ** |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1840 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Keynsham. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Keynsham railway station is a railway station serving the town of Keynsham, Somerset. It is located on the London-Bristol and Bristol-Southampton trunk routes.
Keynsham station was opened in 1840 but was re-named "Keynsham and Somerdale" in 1925 with the opening of the Fry's chocolate factory at Somerdale. In 1974 its name reverted to Keynsham[1].
Passenger services are operated by First Great Western.
[edit] Services
Keynsham Station has at least an hourly service in each direction from 07 40 to around 22 00, Monday to Saturday, with roughly a 2 hourly service on Sunday. It has a wide range of destinations which include, Brighton, Southampton, Weymouth, Cardiff Central, and of course Bristol Temple Meads. The majority of its services are a combination of 2 hourly Weymouth trains and 2 hourly Southampton trains or an hourly service to Bristol in the other direction.
It is common to see a range of different train classes. These include: Class 153, Class 156, Class 158, or occasionally even two class 31's hauling 4 carriages.
[edit] External link
- Train times and station information for Keynsham railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Keynsham railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Temple Meads | First Great Western Bristol-Portsmouth/Brighton |
Oldfield Park | ||
| Bristol Temple Meads | First Great Western Bristol-Weymouth |
Oldfield Park | ||
| Railway stations in Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire: |
|---|
| Avonmouth | Bath Spa | Bedminster | Bristol Parkway | Bristol Temple Meads | Clifton Down | Filton Abbey Wood | Lawrence Hill Keynsham | Montpelier | Oldfield Park| Parson Street | Patchway | Pilning | Redland | St Andrews Road | Sea Mills | Severn Beach Shirehampton | Stapleton Road | Yate |
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