Bath Spa railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Bath | ||
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BTH | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 3.726 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1840 | ||
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Bath Spa railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Bath, in South West England.
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[edit] Architecture
Bath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Brunel and is a grade II listed building[1]. It is in an asymmetrical Tudor style with curving gables, and lies on the north bank of the Avon, with the line swerving elegantly across from the southern bank to the station and then back again.
A convenient characteristic for passengers is that ramps lead up to both platforms, permitting the disabled or those with luggage to have ready access from the platforms to cars or taxis. There is also a footbridge, formerly tolled, leading directly from the station across the Avon and allowing direct access to the village of Widcombe. The large gap between the up and down-lines used to accommodate a through bi-directional line.
[edit] Services
Since the closure of the Midland Region station at Green Park after the Beeching report, all rail services run through Bath Spa. The station is also conveniently situated for connection with bus services.
[edit] Management
Since railway privatisation First Great Western has managed Bath Spa. In 2005 they obtained listed building consent for a number of alterations to the building, including the installation of lifts to the platforms. This is expected to enable them to remove the convenient direct access between the platforms and the car parks.
[edit] Other stations in Bath
The only other open station in Bath is Oldfield Park, a small commuter station in a western suburb, with limited services to Bristol.
Other now closed stations in Bath were Green Park (the Midland terminus, of which the the over-all roof and primary buildings survive, and which for most of its life was named "Bath Queen Square") and Weston (a suburban station on the Midland line), and Westmoreland Street (a goods station, the original GWR passenger station, now demolished), and, Twerton-on-Avon, and Hampton Row Halt, both on the GWR route, and both of which closed after WWI.
[edit] References
- ^ Bath Spa Station. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Bath Spa railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Bath Spa railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Chippenham | First Great Western Intercity services London-Bristol |
Bristol Temple Meads | ||
| Bristol Temple Meads | First Great Western Local services Cardiff-Portsmouth Harbour |
Trowbridge | ||
| Oldfield Park | First Great Western Local services Bristol-Portsmouth/Brighton |
Freshford | ||
| Oldfield Park | First Great Western Local services Bristol-Weymouth |
Freshford | ||
| Bristol Temple Meads | South West Trains Bristol-London Waterloo |
Bradford-on-Avon | ||
| Railway stations served by Bristol area local services | |
|---|---|
| Great Western Main Line: | Taunton • Bridgwater • Highbridge and Burnham • Weston-super-Mare • Weston Milton • Worle • Yatton • Nailsea and Backwell • Parson Street • Bedminster • Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa |
| Wessex Main Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa • Freshford • Avoncliff • Bradford on Avon • Trowbridge |
| Severn Beach Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Montpelier • Redland • Clifton Down • Sea Mills • Shirehampton • Avonmouth • St Andrews Road • Severn Beach |
| Bristol to Cardiff: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Patchway • Pilning • Severn Tunnel Junction • Newport • Cardiff Central |
| Bristol to Cheltenham: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Yate • Cam and Dursley • Gloucester • Cheltenham Spa |
