Kemble railway station
Kemble  | |
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| Looking towards Swindon | |
| Location | |
| Place | Kemble |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51°40′34″N 2°01′23″W / 51.676°N 2.023°WCoordinates: 51°40′34″N 2°01′23″W / 51.676°N 2.023°W |
| Grid reference | ST985975 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KEM |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| 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 |
| 2010/11 |
0.341 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.357 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 1882 | Opened |
| 1964 | Tetbury branch closed |
| 1964 | 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. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Kemble railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire, England. The station is 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.
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) as an exchange station on 12 May 1845 with the line opening from Swindon to Gloucester. Only on 1 May 1882 did it become a public station replacing the nearby Tetbury Road.[1] Until the 1960s the station was a junction, with branch lines to Cirencester Town and Tetbury. The former branch lines can still be seen, just before the tunnel after Kemble station (going towards Swindon). Both the Tetbury branch line and the Cirencester Branch Line were closed to traffic under The Reshaping of British Railways, the first day without service being 6 April 1964.
British Rail reduced the line to Swindon to single track in 1968. Network Rail has investigated the options for reinstating the second track, along with the estimated cost (see Golden Valley Line). In the 2011 Budget the Government announced that funding for the redoubling was to be provided, with works reported to be completed by Spring 2014.[2]
Description
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.
Services
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:
- 18 Swindon bound trains, 8 of which continue to London Paddington via Reading
- 18 Gloucester bound trains, 17 of which continue to Cheltenham Spa.
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 and Ashton Keynes Line open, station closed | ||
| Terminus | Oaksey Halt Line open, station closed | |||
| 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 | ||
References
- ↑ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain. p. 229.
- ↑ "Chancellor approves Kemble to Swindon railway upgrade". BBC News. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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