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Keynsham railway station
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| Keynsham | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Keynsham | ||
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | KYN | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | |||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.169 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1840 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Keynsham. | |||
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Keynsham railway station is a railway station serving the town of Keynsham, Somerset. It is located on the London-Bristol and Bristol-Southampton trunk routes.
Keynsham station was opened in 1840 but was re-named "Keynsham and Somerdale" in 1925 with the opening of the Fry's chocolate factory at Somerdale. In 1974 its name reverted to Keynsham[1].
Passenger services are operated by First Great Western.
Keynsham Station has at least an hourly service in each direction from 07 40 to around 22 00, Monday to Saturday, with roughly a 2 hourly service on Sunday. It has a wide range of destinations which include, Brighton, Southampton, Weymouth, Cardiff Central, and of course Bristol Temple Meads. The majority of its services are a combination of 2 hourly Weymouth trains and 2 hourly Southampton trains or an hourly service to Bristol in the other direction.
It is common to see a range of different train classes. These include: Class 153, Class 156, Class 158, or occasionally even two class 31's hauling 4 carriages.
- Train times and station information for Keynsham railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Keynsham railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Temple Meads | First Great Western Bristol-Portsmouth/Brighton |
Oldfield Park | ||
| Bristol Temple Meads | First Great Western Bristol-Weymouth |
Oldfield Park | ||
| Railway stations served by Bristol area local services | |
|---|---|
| Great Western Main Line: | Taunton • Bridgwater • Highbridge and Burnham • Weston-super-Mare • Weston Milton • Worle • Yatton • Nailsea and Backwell • Parson Street • Bedminster • Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa |
| Wessex Main Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa • Freshford • Avoncliff • Bradford on Avon • Trowbridge |
| Severn Beach Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Montpelier • Redland • Clifton Down • Sea Mills • Shirehampton • Avonmouth • St Andrews Road • Severn Beach |
| Bristol to Cardiff: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Patchway • Pilning • Severn Tunnel Junction • Newport • Cardiff Central |
| Bristol to Cheltenham: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Yate • Cam and Dursley • Gloucester • Cheltenham Spa |
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