Kemble railway station
Kemble  | |
|---|---|
 Kemble Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kemble, Gloucestershire England |
| Coordinates | 51°40′34″N 2°01′23″W / 51.676°N 2.023°W |
| Grid reference | ST985975 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KEM |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1882 | Opened |
| 1964 | Tetbury branch closed |
| 1964 | Cirencester branch closed |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.388 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.409 million |
| 2020/21 |  66,188 |
| 2021/22 | 0.259 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.353 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Kemble railway station is a
History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) as an exchange station on 12 May 1845 with the line opening from Swindon to Gloucester. Only on 1 May 1882 did it become a public station replacing the nearby Tetbury Road.[2]
The distance between the platforms and the large clearance between the remaining running lines is a legacy from when Kemble first opened because it originally accommodated Brunel's 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Until the 1960s the station was a junction, with services to the nearby market towns of
British Rail reduced the line to Swindon to single track in 1968 but the second track was reinstated in 2014.
Stationmasters
- Jeremiah Greenaway ca. 1869 – 1900[3]
- John William Boyd 1900[4] - 1922[5] (formerly station master at Tetbury)
- G. Evans 1922 – 1929[6] (formerly station master at Purton)
- M.E. Waters until 1935[7] (also station master at Cirencester Town, afterwards station master at Cirencester Town)
- C. Feldwick. 1935 – 1942[8] (afterwards station master at Cirencester Town)
- Walter John Butt Watts from 1942 (formerly station master at Brimscombe)
Description
The station has two platforms in use. The former Tetbury bound platform remains but the track has been lifted. The building on the down platform (no. 2) has been out of use for several years, containing toilets and a waiting room, which are still in situ. On the former Cirencester platform, a short stub of track remains for the occasional stabling of track machines. This ends at a buffer stop just before the station car park. In 2013,
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Diesel-hauled Up stopping train in 1962 -
Station entrance -
Signals at Kemble Station -
The former Cirencester platform, June 2009 -
Station platforms looking north-west. The old Cirencester line branches to the right. -
The Grade II listed water tank
Services
Great Western Railway operate all services at Kemble using mainly Class 800 bi-mode trains.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[13]
- 1 tph to London Paddington
- 1 tph to Cheltenham Spa via Gloucester
The station is also served by limited services extending beyond Cheltenham Spa to Worcester Shrub Hill. There is also a limited service to/from Westbury via the Wessex Main Line.
The station is occasionally served by trains to and from Cardiff Central and Swansea during periods of engineering work.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Valley Line | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Tetbury Road Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway |
Minety and Ashton Keynes Line open, station closed | ||
| Terminus | Oaksey Halt Line open, station closed | |||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Park Leaze Halt Line and station closed |
Cirencester Branch Line
|
Terminus | ||
| Jackament's Bridge Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Tetbury branch line |
Terminus | ||
References
- ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain. p. 229.
- ^ "Presentation to the Retiring Kemble Stationmaster". Cheltenham Chronicle. England. 19 May 1900. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1835–1910 Clerks Vol.5". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 681. 1835. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Presentation to Mr. J.W. Boyd". Gloucester Citizen. England. 12 June 1922. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kemble Stationmaster's Retirement". Gloucester Journal. England. 6 July 1929. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "G.W.R. Staff Changes". Cheltenham Chronicle. England. 6 July 1935. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr. M.E. Waters". Cheltenham Chronicle. England. 7 November 1942. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Milner, Chris (August 2013). "Platform demolition refused". The Railway Magazine. 159 (1, 348): 89.
- ^ Historic England. "Railway bridge approximately 110m south of Kemble Station, Kemble (1429827)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "KEMBLE STATION, Kemble (1304289)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "WATER TANK ON WEST PLATFORM OF KEMBLE STATION, Kemble (1089288)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "December 2019 Timetable Changes". Great Western Railway, December 2019.
External links
- History of the line
- Gloucestershire Transport
- Train times and station information for Kemble station from National Rail