Keynsham railway station
Keynsham  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Keynsham |
| Local authority | Bath |
| Coordinates | 51°25′05″N 2°29′43″W / 51.4180°N 2.4954°WCoordinates: 51°25′05″N 2°29′43″W / 51.4180°N 2.4954°W |
| Grid reference | ST655689 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KYN |
| 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 | 0.139 million |
| 2004/05 |
 0.169 million |
| 2005/06 |
0.188 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.210 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.231 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.257 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.250 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.279 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.306 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 1840 | Opened |
| 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 Keynsham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Keynsham railway station is a railway station serving the town of Keynsham in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It is located on the London-Bristol and Bristol-Southampton trunk routes and was opened on 31 August 1840 with the completion of the Great Western Railway line between Bristol and Bath. It was renamed Keynsham and Somerdale on 1 February 1925 with the opening of the Fry's chocolate factory at Somerdale. The station was rebuilt in 1931 to accommodate longer trains bringing in workers who had transferred from a factory in Bristol belonging to the company.[1]
The station's name reverted to Keynsham on 6 May 1974. By this time many workers had relocated to Keynsham, or commuted by car. The factory had its own rail system which was connected to the mainline. The connection to Fry's chocolate factory was taken out of use on 26–27 July 1980.[2]
The station was rebuilt in 1985 as a joint project between British Rail and Avon County Council. The rebuilding provided a new brick built shelter on platform 1, a new footbridge and the enlargement of the car park. Further construction work has begun in mid-2009. In 2011 a campaign group was formed to gain improved access for the disabled at the station.[3]
Services
Passenger services are operates by First Great Western[4] and South West Trains.[5]
Keynsham Station has at least an hourly service in each direction between Monday and Saturday, with roughly a 2 hourly service on Sunday. Destinations include: Brighton; Southampton; London Waterloo; Weymouth; Cardiff; Bath Spa; and Bristol Temple Meads. The majority of its services are a combination of 2 hourly Weymouth trains and 2 hourly Southampton trains eastbound and an hourly service to Bristol and Gloucester in the other direction.[6]
It is common to see a range of different train classes. These include: Class 150; Class 153; and Class 158.
Gallery
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Station platforms, footbridge, road bridge, and old shelters
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Bristol Temple Meads | First Great Western Great Malvern/Gloucester - Westbury/South Coast |
Oldfield Park | ||
| Bristol Temple Meads | South West Trains Bristol - London Waterloo |
Bath Spa | ||
References
- ↑ "Keynsham & Somerdale Railway Station in 1932". Time Capsules. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "Keynsham". Bristol Rail. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "9 Nov 2011 : Column 386". Hansard. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "Keynsham". First Great Western. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "Keynsham". South West Trains. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ↑ "Operators". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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