Patchway railway station
Railway station in Gloucestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patchway railway station is on the South Wales Main Line, serving the town of Patchway and village of Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire, England. It is 6 miles (10 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is PWY. It is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide all train services at the station; there is generally a train every hour in each direction between Cardiff Central and Taunton.
General information | |
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Location | Patchway, South Gloucestershire England |
Coordinates | 51.5258°N 2.5623°W / 51.5258; -2.5623 |
Grid reference | ST610809 |
Managed by | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | PWY |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Original company | Bristol and South Wales Union Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
8 September 1863 | Opened |
10 August 1885 | Resited and renamed Patchway and Stoke Gifford |
27 October 1908 | Renamed Patchway |
5 July 1965 | Closed to goods traffic |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.104 million |
2019/20 | 91,158 |
2020/21 | 12,392 |
2021/22 | 50,756 |
2022/23 | 77,776 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station was opened by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway in 1863 with a single platform, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the current location, but was resited in 1885 when the line was widened to double track. The station once had large buildings and a goods yard, but these were demolished in the late 20th century, with small brick shelters built in their place. The line through Patchway has recently been electrified as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line.