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 | |||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.169 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1840 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Keynsham. | |||
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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 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 |
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