Bedwyn railway station
Bedwyn  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Great Bedwyn |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Coordinates | 51°22′48″N 1°35′56″W / 51.380°N 1.599°WCoordinates: 51°22′48″N 1°35′56″W / 51.380°N 1.599°W |
| Grid reference | SU279645 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BDW |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |
 78,439 |
| 2005/06 |
74,773 |
| 2006/07 |
 77,048 |
| 2007/08 |
81,160 |
| 2008/09 |
83,718 |
| 2009/10 |
83,492 |
| 2010/11 |
94,584 |
| 2011/12 |
0.107 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.119 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.112 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1862 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bedwyn from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Bedwyn railway station is a railway station in the village of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. It is also, along with Pewsey, a station for the market town of Marlborough 6 miles (10 km) away. A bus from the town connects with most trains on Mondays to Saturdays.
Facilities
The station has basic facilities including a bus-type shelter on both sides and information screens. The only crossing between platforms is via the road bridge that crosses the railway.
Services
The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western to and from London Paddington via Reading and Newbury. Local trains terminate at Bedwyn, and the station has a crossover and siding at the west of the station where they reverse. The station is also served by InterCity 125s that continue to Exeter St Davids and Taunton. As there are two tracks and trains serve a long distance, minor stops such as Bedwyn are alternated by most stopping services.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Hungerford | First Great Western Paddington to Bedwyn Local Services Reading – Taunton line |
Terminus | ||
| First Great Western Reading – Taunton Line |
Pewsey | |||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hungerford Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Berks and Hants Extension Railway |
Savernake Low Level Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Grafton and Burbage | Midland and South Western Junction Railway | Savernake Low Level | ||
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bedwyn railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Bedwyn railway station from National Rail
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