Bedwyn railway station

Bedwyn railway station serves the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England. It is 66 miles 33 chains (66.41 mi; 106.9 km) from the zero point at London Paddington.^[1] Along with Pewsey station, it serves the market town of Marlborough which is 6 miles (10 km) away. A bus from the town connects with most trains on Mondays to Saturdays.

Bedwyn
General information
Location	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire England
Coordinates	51.380°N 1.599°W / 51.380; -1.599
Grid reference	SU279645
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BDW
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1862
Passengers
2019/20	0.130 million
2020/21	20,398
2021/22	74,180
2022/23	81,534
2023/24	93,570
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Station approach in 1963

History

Bedwyn station was opened on 11 November 1862 by the Great Western Railway company as part of the Berks and Hants Railway from Hungerford to Devizes;^[2] the line continues in use as part of the Reading to Taunton Line. In 1900 the Stert and Westbury Railway allowed Devizes to be bypassed, and Westbury became the next major station west of Bedwyn.

In 1905, to cater for traffic for army camps on Salisbury Plain, the line west of Bedwyn was linked (via the Grafton Curve and a bridge over the Kennet and Avon Canal) to Grafton and Burbage on the north-south Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway.^[3] This line was closed in 1961.

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 over the railway.

Services

The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway between here and Newbury.^[4] A crossover and siding at the west of the station allow services to reverse and lay over before returning east.

The station is also served by a limited number of services that continue west of here, reaching Westbury, Taunton, Exeter St Davids and beyond.^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hungerford		Great Western Railway Newbury to Bedwyn Local Services Reading – Taunton line		Terminus
		Great Western Railway Limited service 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