Freshford railway station
Freshford  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Freshford |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°20′31″N 2°18′04″W / 51.3420°N 2.3010°WCoordinates: 51°20′31″N 2°18′04″W / 51.3420°N 2.3010°W |
| Grid reference | ST791603 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FFD |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2008/09 |
 31,604 |
| 2009/10 |
 30,796 |
| 2010/11 |
33,456 |
| 2011/12 |
37,286 |
| 2012/13 |
39,160 |
| 2013/14 |
40,148 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| 1857 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Freshford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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.
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]
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
References
- ↑ Kington, Miles (2007-09-17). "The railway station garden that set a rival village apart". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ↑ "No more 'mind the gap' at station". BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2014.