Place Stonehouse Station code SHU DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SO808052 Managed by Great Western Railway 2011/12 136,556 | |
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Address Stonehouse GL10 2QF, United Kingdom Similar Stroud railway station, Gloucester railway station, Cam and Dursley railway st, Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, Gloucester Waterways Museum | ||
Stonehouse railway station footbridge returns
Stonehouse railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, England. The station is located on the Swindon-Gloucester "Golden Valley" line.
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History
The station was formerly called Stonehouse Burdett Road to distinguish it from a second station, Stonehouse (Bristol Road), on the line between Bristol and Gloucester. Stonehouse Bristol Road closed to passengers under the Beeching Axe in 1965 and to goods traffic the following year.
Description
The station has two platforms, and is operated by Great Western Railway. The station has a ticket office, located on the Gloucester-bound platform; it is normally only open in the mornings, until the end of the peak period.
The platforms are short: only about 55 yards (50 m) each. This is long enough to accommodate the two-coach trains used on Swindon – Cheltenham Spa local services; but high speed trains running to or from London or Worcester may be up to eight coaches. Since long trains cannot be accommodated entirely, such trains running towards Gloucester normally stop with the front two coaches in the platform, and those running toward London normally stop with the rear two in the platform. Passengers intending to alight at Stonehouse are advised earlier in their journeys to proceed along the train to the relevant coaches. Since trains from Cheltenham almost always reverse at Gloucester, this can lead to confusion for cyclists as to which end of the train in which to load their bicycles.
Services
Great Western Railway operate services from London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa using HST trains, and local services from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham using the former Wessex Trains Class 150 two carriage sets. Trains call hourly in each direction Mon-Sat and also on Sundays (though with some two hour gaps).