Stroud railway station

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.

Stroud
Location	Stroud, Stroud England
Coordinates	51.745°N 2.219°W
Grid reference	SO849051
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	STD
Classification	DfT category D
History
Original company	Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1845	Opened
Passengers
2015/16	0.504 million
2016/17	0.529 million
2017/18	0.544 million
2018/19	0.562 million
2019/20	0.578 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Chalford - Gloucester auto-train in 1962

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 Class 800 trains, and limited local services from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham using the former Class 165 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]

References

1. Mike Oakley (2003). Gloucestershire Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-904349-24-2.
2. Table 125 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• A history of the Swindon-to-Gloucester line
• Train times and station information for Stroud station from National Rail