Patchway railway station
Patchway | |
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View north from the southern end of the station | |
Location | |
Place | Patchway |
Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
Coordinates | 51°31′33″N 2°33′44″W / 51.5258°N 2.5623°WCoordinates: 51°31′33″N 2°33′44″W / 51.5258°N 2.5623°W |
Grid reference | ST610809 |
Operations | |
Station code | PWY |
Managed by | First Great Western |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2002/03 | 16,898 |
2004/05 | 22,202 |
2005/06 | 33,957 |
2006/07 | 42,463 |
2007/08 | 44,929 |
2008/09 | 45,280 |
2009/10 | 49,812 |
2010/11 | 59,474 |
2011/12 | 67,418 |
History | |
Original company | Bristol and South Wales Union Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
1863 | Opened "Patchway" |
1885 |
Resited and renamed "Patchway and Stoke Gifford" |
1908 | Renamed "Patchway" |
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 Patchway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Patchway railway station is a minor railway station located at street level of Station Road in Little Stoke village near the town of Patchway, South Gloucestershire, England. It is a stop on the South Wales Main Line branch of the Great Western Main Line, served by local trains operated by First Great Western.
First Great Western high speed services use this station to stop when the line to Bristol Parkway is closed for engineering work.
History
The station was opened by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway on 8 September 1863. On 10 August 1883 it was moved 440 yards (400 m) southwards and renamed as "Patchway and Stoke Gifford" but reverted to its original name of "Patchway" on 27 October 1908.
Services
The station is currently (May 2010) served hourly in each direction on weekdays. Westbound trains run to Newport & Cardiff Central and southbound to Bristol Temple Meads, Weston-super-Mare and Taunton. There are limited services to Portsmouth Harbour that also call here during early morning and late evening. CrossCountry trains also operate one service per day in each direction to/from Cardiff, then onwards to Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly.
There is a limited Sunday service (approximately every three hours each way) provided by the Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour trains.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Pilning | First Great Western Cardiff Central - Taunton (Saturdays only, limited service) |
Filton Abbey Wood | ||
Severn Tunnel Junction | First Great Western Cardiff Central - Taunton | |||
Severn Tunnel Junction | CrossCountry Cardiff Central - Manchester Piccadilly (Mondays to Saturdays only, limited service) |
Filton Abbey Wood |
Station layout
Platform 1 - Trains to Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Temple Meads and onwards towards Taunton.
Platform 2 - Trains to Severn Tunnel Junction, Newport and Cardiff Central.
See also
- Rail services in Bristol
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