| Kemble | |
|---|---|
| Looking towards Swindon | |
| Location | |
| Place | Kemble |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KEM |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 0.195 million |
| 2004/05 * | 0.223 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.237 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.261 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.287 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.309 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.317 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 1882 | Opened |
| 1963 | Tetbury branch closed |
| 1965 | Cirencester branch closed |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kemble from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Kemble railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire. The station is located on the Swindon to Gloucester "Golden Valley" line. Despite its rural location, Kemble station has a high number of passengers, due mainly to the proximity of Cirencester.
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The station was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1882. Until the 1960s, the station was a junction, with two branch lines to Cirencester and Tetbury. The old branch lines can still be seen today - just before the tunnel after Kemble station (going Swindon-bound). The Tetbury branch line was closed to traffic together with the adjacent branch to Cirencester, the first day without service being 6 April 1964.
There was a proposal to redouble the railway line from Swindon to Kemble; the line was reduced to single track by British Rail in 1968. Network Rail has investigated the options for reinstating the second track, along with the likely cost of such options (presently, £32million). The 2007 Network Rail business plan mentioned these proposals as being scheduled for delivery in 2009. However, the Office of Rail Regulation decided against including the redoubling in N.R.'s 2009-2014 infrastructure plans, instead opting for double-tracking about one-quarter of the Oxford-to-Worcester line (North Cotswold line). At that time, the plans were in draft and were still open for submissions and the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) would have accepted comments until 4 September 2008 on including other work, such as Swindon-to-Kemble. All of the Cotswolds' MPs' along with Gloucestershire County Council, Network Rail and First Great Western were (as at July 2008), proposing to the ORR that Swindon/Kemble be re-doubled.[1] On 23 March 2011, the Chancellor George Osborne gave the go-ahead to plans to redouble the line between Kemble and Swindon in his budget.[2]
The station has two platforms in use. The former Tetbury bound platform remains but the track has been lifted. The building on the down platform (no. 2) has been out of use for several years, containing toilets and a waiting room, which are still in situ. On the former Cirencester platform, a short stub of track remains for the occasional stabling of track machines. This ends at a buffer stop just before the station car park.
The station has a ticket office on platform 1, which open Mondays to Saturdays from 6:40am until lunchtime; for all other times the station is unstaffed. During the times the station is manned, the toilets are open.
There is also a small café selling newspapers, coffee and bacon rolls, this also being only open for the morning rush hour.
First Great Western operates services from London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa using HST trains and local services from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa using the First Great Western Class 143, Class 150, Class 153 and Class 158 trains.
Kemble station is served on a Monday to Friday by:
Making an off peak service of one train every two hours to London, with trains to Swindon, Cheltenham and Gloucester every hour. The station is occasionally served by Cardiff Central / Swansea services diverted during engineering works.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Stroud | First Great Western London Paddington - Cheltenham Spa |
Swindon | ||
| First Great Western Cheltenham Spa - Swindon |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Tetbury Road Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway |
Minety Line open, station closed |
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| Terminus | Oaksey Halt Line open, station closed |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Park Leaze Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Cirencester Branch Line |
Terminus | ||
| Jackament's Bridge Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Tetbury branch line |
Terminus | ||
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