Bedwyn railway station
Bedwyn railway station serves the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England. It is from the zero point at. Along with station, it serves the market town of Marlborough which is away. A bus from the town connects with most trains on Mondays to Saturdays.
History
Bedwyn station was opened on 11 November 1862 by the Great Western Railway company as part of the Berks and Hants Railway from Hungerford to Devizes; the line continues in use as part of the Reading to Taunton Line. In 1900 the Westbury Railway">Westbury railway station">Westbury Railway allowed Devizes to be bypassed, and Westbury became the next major station west of Bedwyn.In 1905, to cater for traffic for army camps on Salisbury Plain, the line west of Bedwyn was linked to on the north-south Marlborough and Andover Railway">Marlborough, Wiltshire">Marlborough and Andover Railway. This line was closed in 1961.
Facilities
The station has basic facilities including a bus-type shelter on both sides and information screens. The only crossing between platforms is via the road bridge over the railway.Services
The station is served by local services operated by Great [Western Railway |Great Western Railway] between here and. A crossover and siding at the west of the station allow services to reverse and lay over before returning east. Great Western Railway operates British [Rail Class 165] Networker Turbo and British Rail Class 802 IET at this station.The station is also served by a limited number of services that continue west of here, reaching,, and beyond.