Cam and Dursley railway station
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Cam and Dursley railway station is a railway station serving the towns of Cam
and Dursley
in Gloucestershire
. It is located on the main Bristol-Birmingham line, between Yate and Gloucester, at a site close to where Coaley Junction railway station was situated from 1856 to 1965.
on a largely hourly basis on the Bristol to Gloucester services.
Bus Services run regularly to the station. The 210/211 service provides a link between Dursley, Cam and the station, and runs to a timetable that links in with trains to both Gloucester and Bristol. Service 311 runs from Dursley to Wootton-under-Edge and Thornbury via the station every 2 hours during the day, and service 281 provides am infrequent service to Coaley, Ashmead Green, Upper Cam and Dursley.
There is a rail user group for the station, Coaley Junction Action Committee (CoJAC), which, following the opening of the new station, continues as a group to press for improvements in the service, etc.
branch to Cam
and Dursley
, built in 1856 and later taken over by the Midland Railway
. The station, also known as Dursley Road, opened to goods on the 2nd August 1856 and to passengers on 18th September 1856. The station had two short platforms on the main line with a very short and sharply curved platform on the branch. Goods facilities were limited, but included a brick goods shed with a crane. The signal box stood at the end of the platform between the branch and mainline.
The branch closed to passenger traffic on the 10th September 1962, although the mainline platforms remained open for passengers until 4th January 1965. The station closed to goods on 28th June 1968, although the branch remained as a long siding to R A Lister and Company
's works at Dursley until 13th July 1970.
's local services operate all services at this station. A new timetable was brought out on 10 December 2006 which saw the introduction of a mostly hourly "clockface" service, and a considerable increase in the number of trains calling, with northbound services (on Mondays to Fridays) increased from 11 to 15 and southbound services increased from 13 to 16. Northwards, services are to with alternate services carrying onto , and . Southbound, services are to Bristol and onwards to Bath
and , with some services carrying on to .
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Cam, Gloucestershire
Cam is a large village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, situated in the Cotswolds. The Cotswold Way runs less than a mile from the village. It has a boundary with the town of Dursley.Cam had approximately 8,500 residents in the 2001 census...
and Dursley
Dursley
Dursley is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. It is under the North East flank of Stinchcombe Hill , and about 6 km South East of the River Severn. The town is adjacent with Cam which, though a village, is a community of double the size...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. It is located on the main Bristol-Birmingham line, between Yate and Gloucester, at a site close to where Coaley Junction railway station was situated from 1856 to 1965.
The new station
Following a campaign for the reopening of Coaley Junction, the new station called Cam and Dursley opened on the 14th May 1994, about 300 yards (274 m) east of the original site. The new station is unstaffed, and consists of two platforms, linked by a footbridge, a car park covered by CCTV and bus stop with shelter. Passenger facilities consists of shelters with seats on both platforms and a ticket machine, with passenger help points installed in late 2010. Passenger services are provided by First Great WesternFirst Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
on a largely hourly basis on the Bristol to Gloucester services.
Bus Services run regularly to the station. The 210/211 service provides a link between Dursley, Cam and the station, and runs to a timetable that links in with trains to both Gloucester and Bristol. Service 311 runs from Dursley to Wootton-under-Edge and Thornbury via the station every 2 hours during the day, and service 281 provides am infrequent service to Coaley, Ashmead Green, Upper Cam and Dursley.
There is a rail user group for the station, Coaley Junction Action Committee (CoJAC), which, following the opening of the new station, continues as a group to press for improvements in the service, etc.
The previous station
Coaley Junction station was originally the junction for the short Dursley and Midland Junction RailwayDursley and Midland Junction Railway
The Dursley and Midland Junction Railway was a company formed to build a short railway in Gloucestershire, England linking the town of Dursley to the Midland Railway's Bristol to Gloucester line at Coaley. The line was built in 1856 and was long...
branch to Cam
Cam railway station
Cam railway station served the village of Cam in Gloucestershire, England. The station was on the short Dursley and Midland Junction Railway line which linked the town of Dursley to the Midland Railway's Bristol to Gloucester line at Coaley Junction....
and Dursley
Dursley railway station
Dursley railway station served the town of Dursley in Gloucestershire, England, and was the terminus of the short Dursley and Midland Junction Railway line which linked the town to the Midland Railway's Bristol to Gloucester line at Coaley Junction....
, built in 1856 and later taken over by the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
. The station, also known as Dursley Road, opened to goods on the 2nd August 1856 and to passengers on 18th September 1856. The station had two short platforms on the main line with a very short and sharply curved platform on the branch. Goods facilities were limited, but included a brick goods shed with a crane. The signal box stood at the end of the platform between the branch and mainline.
The branch closed to passenger traffic on the 10th September 1962, although the mainline platforms remained open for passengers until 4th January 1965. The station closed to goods on 28th June 1968, although the branch remained as a long siding to R A Lister and Company
R A Lister and Company
R A Lister & Company was founded in Dursley, Gloucestershire, in 1867 by Sir Robert Ashton Lister , to produce agricultural machinery. The family was originally from Yorkshire but Ashton's father relocated to Dursley in 1817....
's works at Dursley until 13th July 1970.
Services
First Great WesternFirst Great Western
First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that serves Greater London, the South East, South West and West Midlands regions of England, and South Wales....
's local services operate all services at this station. A new timetable was brought out on 10 December 2006 which saw the introduction of a mostly hourly "clockface" service, and a considerable increase in the number of trains calling, with northbound services (on Mondays to Fridays) increased from 11 to 15 and southbound services increased from 13 to 16. Northwards, services are to with alternate services carrying onto , and . Southbound, services are to Bristol and onwards to Bath
Bath Spa railway station
Bath Spa railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Bath, in South West England.-Architecture:Bath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Brunel and is a grade II* listed building...
and , with some services carrying on to .
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External links
- CoJAC website, the rail user group for Cam and Dursley station
- Details of local bus services