Trowbridge railway station
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Trowbridge railway station is a railway station on the Wessex Main Line
between and . The station is 24 miles (38.6 km) south east of and is managed by First Great Western
.
Originally opened by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
in 1848 as part of their Thingley Junction to Westbury line, it gained a link to Bath & Bristol nine years later thanks to the Great Western Railway
. This is now the main line, as the original route to has been singled and reduced to secondary status.
The station building has a ticket office with 2 booths (1 disabled) which operates during daylight hours. Inside there are benches, vending machines and one of 2 electronic information signs. The toilets are usually available for use for the same hours as the ticket office is open, though have recently been permanently closed until further notice after the ticket office was robbed (2008). Also available are free Metro newspapers which are just outside the door to the building, under shelter along with further benches. Also on platform 1 are several covered bike stands and benches. Platform 2 has the other electronic display sign, bike racks, train timetables and a small shelter with benches.
in the south.
The original WS&WR line diverges to the north of Trowbridge, carrying a limited passenger service (two per day each way Mon-Sat, one each way on Sundays) to/from and providing trains to .
Trowbridge is also currently served by three South West Trains
services each weekday from Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo in each direction, plus one that originates and terminates at Salisbury
.
Wessex Main Line
The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. Diverging from this route is the Heart of Wessex Line from Westbury to Weymouth.- Places served :The places served are listed below.*Bristol*Keynsham*Oldfield Park*Bath...
between and . The station is 24 miles (38.6 km) south east of and is managed by First Great Western
First Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
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Originally opened by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway was a broad gauge railway that linked the Great Western Railway at Chippenham in 'Wilts' with Weymouth in Dorset, England. Branches ran to Devizes, Bradford-on-Avon and Salisbury in Wiltshire, and to Radstock in Somerset. The majority of the line survives...
in 1848 as part of their Thingley Junction to Westbury line, it gained a link to Bath & Bristol nine years later thanks to the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
. This is now the main line, as the original route to has been singled and reduced to secondary status.
Description
The small station building is located on the northbound platform (platform 1). This platform is for trains to Bath. Bristol and Cardiff. Platform 2, on the southbound line is for trains to Westbury, London and the South Coast.The station building has a ticket office with 2 booths (1 disabled) which operates during daylight hours. Inside there are benches, vending machines and one of 2 electronic information signs. The toilets are usually available for use for the same hours as the ticket office is open, though have recently been permanently closed until further notice after the ticket office was robbed (2008). Also available are free Metro newspapers which are just outside the door to the building, under shelter along with further benches. Also on platform 1 are several covered bike stands and benches. Platform 2 has the other electronic display sign, bike racks, train timetables and a small shelter with benches.
Services
Regular service (at present half-hourly each way Mon-Sat, hourly on Sundays) is provided by First Great Western to , Bristol Temple Meads and either or northbound and or and PortsmouthPortsmouth Harbour railway station
Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's harbour, and is an important transport terminal, with a bus interchange and ferry services to Gosport and the Isle of Wight. The station currently has four platforms:...
in the south.
The original WS&WR line diverges to the north of Trowbridge, carrying a limited passenger service (two per day each way Mon-Sat, one each way on Sundays) to/from and providing trains to .
Trowbridge is also currently served by three South West Trains
South West Trains
South West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...
services each weekday from Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo in each direction, plus one that originates and terminates at Salisbury
Salisbury railway station
Salisbury is a railway station serving the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Located southwest of London Waterloo, the station is the crossing point of the West of England Main Line and the Wessex Main Line...
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