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Stroud railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Stroud railway station (on the Gloucester–Swindon Golden Valley Line) was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Not to be confused with Strood railway station.

Stroud
General information
LocationStroud, Stroud
England
Coordinates51.745°N 2.219°W / 51.745; -2.219
Grid referenceSO849051
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSTD
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyCheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1845Opened
Passengers
2016/17 0.529 million
2017/18 0.544 million
2018/19 0.562 million
2019/20 0.578 million
2020/21 0.147 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Chalford–Gloucester auto-train at Stroud station in 1962
Chalford–Gloucester auto-train at Stroud station in 1962
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History


The station was opened on 12 May 1845 with the opening of the Kemble to Gloucester section of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway. For a period between 1886 and 1947, when Stroud had two passenger railway stations, it was known as Stroud Great Western, Stroud Russell Street or Stroud Central. Stroud's second station, Stroud Wallbridge, was the terminus of a short branch line from the Midland Railway's Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway, and freight services were always more important there than passengers.[1]

In 1905, the Great Western Railway inaugurated a motor bus service between Stroud and Painswick, similar to systems in operation at other places such as Penzance and Slough. The services were operated by Mills Daimler vehicles with 22hp petrol engines, capable of carrying 22 passengers. The journey time was around 30 minutes.[2]


Stationmasters



Description


Stroud station has two platforms and is served by Great Western Railway. The station has a ticket office, located on the Swindon-bound platform, whose opening times are in theory 7am to mid-afternoon Monday - Saturday, though in reality somewhat erratic due to staff shortages (November 2021), and it is not currently open on Sundays. There is a ticket machine on the same platform as the ticket office.


Services


Great Western Railway operates services from London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham using Class 800 trains, and limited local services from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham using the former Class 165 two-carriage sets. Trains call hourly each way Monday to Saturday, with some additional weekday business peak services. On Sundays, there is a basic hourly service each way also, but with some two-hour gaps.[15]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Stonehouse   Great Western Railway
London/Swindon - Cheltenham		   Kemble
  Great Western Railway
Cheltenham-Westbury		  
  Historical railways  
Downfield Crossing Halt
Line open, station closed		   Great Western Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway		   Bowbridge Crossing Halt
Line open, station closed

References


  1. Mike Oakley (2003). Gloucestershire Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-904349-24-2.
  2. "G.W.R. Motor Service to Painswick". Gloucester Journal. England. 14 January 1905. Retrieved 20 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "1835-1910 Clerks Vol.3". Great Western Railway: 31. 1835. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. "Great Western Railway". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. England. 24 March 1866. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "1835-1910 Clerks Vol.3". Great Western Railway: 22. 1835. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. "We hear with regret". Stroud Journal. England. 26 August 1876. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "1835-1910 Clerks Vol.5". Great Western Railway: 70. 1835. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. "Notes". Stroud News and Gloucestershire Advertiser. England. 24 September 1897. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Strood. The new G.W.R. Stationmaster". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. England. 24 April 1909. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Gloucester G.W.R. Station-master". Gloucester Citizen. England. 7 January 1926. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "G.W.R. Stationmastership". Cheltenham Chronicle. England. 3 May 1919. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "G.W.R. Staff Changes". Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer. England. 13 February 1925. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Strood Enforcement Officer". Gloucester Citizen. England. 28 September 1942. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "New Strood Stationmaster". Gloucester Citizen. England. 30 April 1943. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. Table 125 National Rail timetable, May 2016




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