Bath Spa railway station

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Bath Spa
Bath Spa station at night
Location
Place	Bath
Local authority	Bath and North East Somerset
Operations
Station code	BTH
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	3.726 million
2005/06 *	3.905 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1840
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bath Spa from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Bath Spa railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Bath, in South West England.

Contents 1 Architecture 2 Services 3 Management 4 Other stations in Bath 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Architecture

Bath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Brunel and is a grade II listed building^[1]. It is in an asymmetrical Tudor style with curving gables, and lies on the north bank of the Avon, with the line swerving elegantly across from the southern bank to the station and then back again.

A convenient characteristic for passengers is that ramps lead up to both platforms, permitting the disabled or those with luggage to have ready access from the platforms to cars or taxis. There is also a footbridge, formerly tolled, leading directly from the station across the Avon and allowing direct access to the village of Widcombe. The large gap between the up and down-lines used to accommodate a through bi-directional line.

[edit] Services

Since the closure of the Midland Region station at Green Park after the Beeching report, all rail services run through Bath Spa. The station is also conveniently situated for connection with bus services.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bristol Temple Meads		First Great Western London - Bristol		Chippenham
Oldfield Park		First Great Western Great Malvern/Gloucester - Westbury/South Coast		Freshford
Bristol Temple Meads		First Great Western Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour		Bradford-on-Avon
		South West Trains London Waterloo - Bristol

[edit] Management

Since railway privatisation First Great Western has managed Bath Spa. In 2005 they obtained listed building consent for a number of alterations to the building, including the installation of lifts to the platforms. This is expected to enable them to remove the convenient direct access between the platforms and the car parks.

[edit] Other stations in Bath

Railway stations in Bath
Legend  Great Western Main Line to London  Bathford Halt  Wessex Main Line to Westbury  Bathampton Hampton Row Halt Bath Spa (ex-GWR) Bath Green Park (MR and SDJR) Oldfield Park ( SDJR to Radstock ) Weston (Bath) Twerton-on-Avon ( MR to Bristol and Gloucester )  Great Western Main Line to Bristol

The only other open station in Bath is Oldfield Park, a small commuter station in a western suburb, with limited services to Bristol.

Other now closed stations in Bath were Green Park (the Midland terminus, of which the over-all roof and primary buildings survive, and which for most of its life was named "Bath Queen Square") and Weston (a suburban station on the Midland line which closed in 1953). Westmoreland Road, later a goods station, was the original GWR passenger station, and is now demolished). Twerton-on-Avon, and Hampton Row Halt, both on the GWR route, closed after WWI.

[edit] References

1. ^ Bath Spa Station. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Bath Spa railway station from National Rail

v • d • e Railway stations served by Bristol area local services Taunton to Bristol and Cardiff Taunton • Bridgwater • Highbridge and Burnham • Weston-super-Mare • Weston Milton • Worle • Yatton • Nailsea and Backwell • Parson Street • Bedminster • Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Patchway • Pilning • Severn Tunnel Junction • Newport • Cardiff Central Westbury and Bristol to Cheltenham Westbury  • Trowbridge • Bradford-on-Avon • Avoncliff • Freshford • Bath Spa • Oldfield Park • Keynsham • Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Yate • Cam and Dursley • Gloucester • Cheltenham Spa Severn Beach Line Bristol Temple Meads  • Lawrence Hill  • Stapleton Road  • Montpelier  • Redland  • Clifton Down  • Sea Mills  • Shirehampton  • Avonmouth  • St Andrews Road  • Severn Beach

Coordinates: 51°22′39″N 2°21′23″W / 51.3775, -2.35639