Freshford railway station is a railway station serving the village of Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset, England. It also serves the nearby village of Limpley Stoke in Wiltshire. The station has two platforms and is served by Great Western Railway.

Freshford
General information
Location	Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset England
Coordinates	51.3420°N 2.3010°W / 51.3420; -2.3010
Grid reference	ST791603
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FFD
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1857	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	45,468
2017/18	44,732
2018/19	53,368
2019/20	55,454
2020/21	13,218
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

For many years the station had a notable flower garden maintained by the Vaisey sisters. This later faded but in 2007 local residents renovated the garden and planted new flowers in the memory of the Vaisey sisters. A few weeks later staff from Network Rail cut down all the flowers.[1]

In February 2006, Platform 2 at Freshford was raised by 30 cm to reduce the large stepping gap between the train and the platform. It had been lowered in 1988 as part of the realignment of the track through the station to allow trains to pass at a faster speed. At the same time the platform was raised, the station also received additional improvements including better lighting and the construction of a new waiting shelter.[2]

Accidents and incidents

• On 12 November 2008, a passenger train collided with a van on a level crossing at Freshford. There were no injuries.[3]

Services

A half-hourly peak and hourly off-peak service is currently provided northbound to Bath Spa and Bristol and southbound to Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury and then further to Weymouth and Southampton Central.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bath Spa		Great Western Railway Bristol-Portsmouth/Brighton Bristol-Weymouth		Avoncliff
	Historical railways
Limpley Stoke Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line		Avoncliff Line and station open

See also

• Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway

References