Severn Beach railway station
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| Severn Beach | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Severn Beach | ||
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SVB | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 29,295 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 37,088 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened April 1922 [1] | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Severn Beach from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Severn Beach railway station serves the village of Severn Beach, England. This is the terminus of the Severn Beach Line.
This station is 22 km (13½ miles) north west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. All trains serving it are operated and the station is managed by First Great Western.
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[edit] Service
Currently, a train operates roughly every 90 minutes weekday peaks and evenings. At other times, an hourly bus service operates, which accepts rail tickets, and connects with trains at Avonmouth. On Saturdays, an hourly train service operates. Severn Beach is presently closed on Sundays and there are no services on the line.
From Sunday 18 May 2008 an improved service will be offered on the line[2]. Trains will start earlier in the morning and finish later in the evening, with three trains in every 2-hour cycle during the daytime. This will increase turnaround time, so the timetable should be more reliable.
This will have the unfortunate side-effect of daytime services to/from Severn Beach being reduced overall, with only one train every two hours Mondays to Fridays, as opposed to the current service provided by a bus every hour connecting with every train. The bus continues to run on Saturdays and alternates with the train to provide an hourly service overall. There will be no Sunday service from Severn Beach, although trains will run from Avonmouth onwards until September.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| St Andrews Road | First Great Western Severn Beach Line |
Terminus | ||
[edit] Proposed Changes
In March 2007 First Great Western, published details of the improvements they plan to undertake over the next three years[3] , at Severn Beach they are;
- CCTV
- Help and information points
- Public address system
- Relocating/Replacing shelter
- Bus pull-in
- Fence derelict land
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Severn Beach railway station from National Rail
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