Stroud railway station
Stroud  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Stroud |
| Local authority | Stroud |
| Coordinates | 51°44′42″N 2°13′08″W / 51.745°N 2.219°WCoordinates: 51°44′42″N 2°13′08″W / 51.745°N 2.219°W |
| Grid reference | SO849051 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | STD |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 0.222 million |
| 2004/05 |
 0.268 million |
| 2005/06 |
0.281 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.317 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.355 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.400 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.414 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.448 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.464 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.485 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.465 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1845 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stroud from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Stroud railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Stroud railway station (on the Gloucester–Swindon Golden Valley Line) was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
History
It was opened on 12 May 1845 with the opening of the Kemble to Gloucester section of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway. For a period between 1886 and 1947 when Stroud had two passenger railway stations, it was known as Stroud Great Western, Stroud Russell Street or Stroud Central. Stroud's second station, Stroud Wallbridge, was the terminus of a short branch line from the Midland Railway's Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway, and freight services were always more important there than passengers.[1]
Description
Stroud station has two platforms and is served by Great Western Railway. The station has a ticket office, located on the Swindon bound platform, which is open for most of the day, seven days a week
Services
Great Western Railway operate services from London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham using InterCity 125 trains, and local services from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham using the former Wessex Trains Class 150 two carriage sets. Trains call hourly each way Mon-Sat, with some additional weekday business peak services. On Sundays, there is a basic hourly service each way also, but with some two-hour gaps.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Kemble | Great Western Railway London/Swindon - Cheltenham |
Stonehouse | ||
| Great Western Railway Cheltenham-Westbury |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Bowbridge Crossing Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway |
Downfield Crossing Halt Line open, station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Mike Oakley (2003). Gloucestershire Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-904349-24-2.
- ↑ Table 125 National Rail timetable, May 2016