The station was opened on 31 August 1840 with the completion of the Great Western Railway line between Bristol and Bath. It was renamed Keynsham and Somerdale on 1 February 1925 with the opening of the Fry's chocolate factory at Somerdale, which had its own siding.[1] The station was rebuilt in 1931 to accommodate longer trains bringing in workers who had transferred from a factory in Bristol belonging to the company.[2]
Keynsham is the nearest station to the village of Saltford, which until 1970 had its own station.
The station's name reverted to Keynsham on 6 May 1974. By this time many workers had relocated to Keynsham, or commuted by car. The factory had its own rail system which was connected to the mainline. The connection to Fry's chocolate factory was taken out of use on 26–27 July 1980.[4] The trackbed of this can still be seen opposite the entrance to the station car park, which is now a public walking route into the housing estate on what was the Somerdale sports fields.
The station was rebuilt in 1985 as a joint project between British Rail and Avon County Council. The rebuilding provided a new brick built shelter on platform 2, a new footbridge and the enlargement of the car park. Further construction work began in mid-2009. In 2011 a campaign group was formed to gain improved access for the disabled at the station.[5] Recently a new disabled access ramp was built which provides wheelchair access between the footbridge and Platform 1. In addition to this, dot matrix display boards have been put up on both platforms. These displays are accompanied by audio announcements.
On 18 March 1849, a passenger train became divided approaching Keynsham. The rear portion then ran into the front portion when the latter stopped at the station. One person was injured.[6]
On 20 January 1853 a luggage train was derailed near Keynsham due to an axle failure on one of the carriages.[7]
On 7 June 1865, a passenger train ran into the rear of another near Keynsham. An empty stock train ran into the wreckage. At least three people were injured.[8]
Keynsham Station has at least an hourly service in each direction between Monday and Saturday, with roughly a 2 hourly service on Sunday. Direct destinations include: Brighton; Southampton Central; Weymouth; Cardiff; Bath Spa; Gloucester; and Bristol Temple Meads. The majority of its services are a combination of 2 hourly Weymouth trains and 2 hourly Southampton trains eastbound and an hourly service to Bristol and Gloucester in the other direction. On summer Saturdays an extra train is run between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth formed of either a Sprinter or a Class 166 Turbo, calling at Keynsham at 09:14, this train does not call at Freshford, Avoncliff, Bruton, Thornford, Yetminster, Chetnole or Upwey. There is one direct service from London Paddington on Monday to Friday that calls at Keynsham at 08:06. A return service to London was introduced in summer 2020, calling at Keynsham at 17:36.[10] Passengers wishing to travel to London Paddington during the off peak hours should change at Bath Spa or Bristol Temple Meads. The typical journey times are approximately 7 minutes to Bristol and 10 minutes to Bath.
It is common to see a range of different train classes. These include Class 150s, Class 158s, Class 165s, Class 166s and Class 800s. Keynsham also used to be a stop on West Coast Railways' Weymouth Seaside Express on Summer Sundays from July to September, although this train has not run since the railway upgrade works east of Bath in August 2015.
Keynsham is also a stop on a Parliamentary train that runs on weekdays from Filton Abbey Wood to Bath Spa, via Bristol West Curve. It does not call at Bristol Temple Meads.
Until the December 2021 timetable change, Keynsham was a stop on South Western Railway's London Waterloo to Bristol services.[11] These trains detached from the rear of Waterloo to Exeter services at Salisbury.
As part of the electrification of the Great Western Main Line, the line through Keynsham closed for 1 week in April 2016 so that Network Rail could carry out preparation work for the installation of the overhead wires. This involved the lowering of the track under the road bridge and the replacement of the canopy on platform 1. Also the brick shelter on the Bath (up) platform was enlarged.[12][13] The canopy on Platform 2 was removed between 14 and 18 March 2016.
Bus linksedit
The following bus service stops just outside the station on Station Road:
This service is operated by First West of England.Services 39, 349 and 178 stop in the town centre just a short walk away. A local bus service runs from the new Somerdale housing estate (being built on the grounds of the former Cadburys chocolate factory) to the Chandag Estate in the East of the town. Bath Bus Company service A4 stops outside the church in the town centre providing an hourly service to and from Bristol Airport via South Bristol 7 days a week. The A4 also provides an hourly service towards Saltford and Bath.
Referencesedit
^Leitch, Russell (1997). Railways of Keynsham: Featuring Fry's Chocolate Passenger and Freight Operations. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN978-0901115829.
^"Keynsham & Somerdale Railway Station in 1932". Time Capsules. from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^"Roman Orpheus mosaic to be displayed at Bristol museum" 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC, 2013
^"Keynsham". Bristol Rail. from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^"9 Nov 2011 : Column 386". Hansard. from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^"Extraordinary Railway Accident". The Bradford Observer. No. 787. Bradford. 22 March 1849. p. 7.
^"Accident on the Great Western Railway". The Times. No. 21332. London. 22 January 1853. col F, p. 3.
^"Accident on the Great Western Railway". The Times. No. 25206. London. 8 June 1865. col C, p. 11.
^"Keynsham". Great Western Railway. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
^"Timetable BL (13 December 2020 - 15 May 2021)" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^"SWR Salisbury to Bristol services withdrawn". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^"The Week In (issue 407)" (PDF). The Week In. (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^. Great Western Railway. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^"17" (PDF). First Group. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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Keynsham railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England serving the town of Keynsham Somerset It is 113 miles 63 chains 183 1 km down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Oldfield Park and Bristol Temple Meads stations KeynshamLooking towards Bath from the station footbridge in September 2016 General informationLocationKeynsham Bath and North East SomersetEnglandCoordinates51 25 05 N 2 29 43 W 51 4180 N 2 4954 W 51 4180 2 4954Grid referenceST655689Managed byGreat Western RailwayPlatforms2Other informationStation codeKYNClassificationDfT category F1HistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates31 August 1840 1840 08 31 Opened as Keynsham1 February 1925Renamed Keynsham and Somerdale6 May 1974Renamed KeynshamPassengers2017 180 454 million2018 190 512 million2019 200 511 million2020 2187 3042021 220 298 millionNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadvteRailways in the Bristol areaLegendCross Country RouteThornbury branch 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BittonBristol St Philip s Barton Hill DepotSt Mary Redcliffe tunnel Avon RiversideBristol Temple Meads Bristol Temple MeadsPrinces Wharf KelstonBristol Harbour Railway St Philip s Marsh T amp RSMDSS Great Britain East DepotBristol Docks North BedminsterBristol Docks South Parson StreetCREATE Centre Mangotsfield to Bath lineSouth Liberty Lane DepotAshton Gate St Anne s ParkClifton Bridge BrislingtonNightingale Valley Halt Long AshtonHam Green Halt Bristol Exeter linePill Whitchurch HaltPortbury shipyard KeynshamRoyal Portbury Dock Bristol amp North Somerset RlyPortbury Shipyard SaltfordPortbury Great Western Main Line 1954 1964 PortisheadWeston Clevedon andPortishead Light Railway 1879 1954 PortisheadPortishead PierIt is managed by Great Western Railway which also operates all of the trains that call Contents 1 History 2 Accidents and incidents 3 Services 4 Electrification 5 Bus links 6 ReferencesHistory editThe station was opened on 31 August 1840 with the completion of the Great Western Railway line between Bristol and Bath It was renamed Keynsham and Somerdale on 1 February 1925 with the opening of the Fry s chocolate factory at Somerdale which had its own siding 1 The station was rebuilt in 1931 to accommodate longer trains bringing in workers who had transferred from a factory in Bristol belonging to the company 2 Between 1841 and 1851 it had the possibly unique distinction for a railway station of featuring a Roman Orpheus mosaic set into a floor This had been found at Newton St Loe and is now in Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery 3 Keynsham is the nearest station to the village of Saltford which until 1970 had its own station The station s name reverted to Keynsham on 6 May 1974 By this time many workers had relocated to Keynsham or commuted by car The factory had its own rail system which was connected to the mainline The connection to Fry s chocolate factory was taken out of use on 26 27 July 1980 4 The trackbed of this can still be seen opposite the entrance to the station car park which is now a public walking route into the housing estate on what was the Somerdale sports fields The station was rebuilt in 1985 as a joint project between British Rail and Avon County Council The rebuilding provided a new brick built shelter on platform 2 a new footbridge and the enlargement of the car park Further construction work began in mid 2009 In 2011 a campaign group was formed to gain improved access for the disabled at the station 5 Recently a new disabled access ramp was built which provides wheelchair access between the footbridge and Platform 1 In addition to this dot matrix display boards have been put up on both platforms These displays are accompanied by audio announcements Preceding station Historical railways Following stationSt Anne s Park Great Western RailwayGreat Western Main Line SaltfordAccidents and incidents editOn 18 March 1849 a passenger train became divided approaching Keynsham The rear portion then ran into the front portion when the latter stopped at the station One person was injured 6 On 20 January 1853 a luggage train was derailed near Keynsham due to an axle failure on one of the carriages 7 On 7 June 1865 a passenger train ran into the rear of another near Keynsham An empty stock train ran into the wreckage At least three people were injured 8 Services edit nbsp A Class 158 at KeynshamPassenger services are operated by Great Western Railway 9 Keynsham Station has at least an hourly service in each direction between Monday and Saturday with roughly a 2 hourly service on Sunday Direct destinations include Brighton Southampton Central Weymouth Cardiff Bath Spa Gloucester and Bristol Temple Meads The majority of its services are a combination of 2 hourly Weymouth trains and 2 hourly Southampton trains eastbound and an hourly service to Bristol and Gloucester in the other direction On summer Saturdays an extra train is run between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth formed of either a Sprinter or a Class 166 Turbo calling at Keynsham at 09 14 this train does not call at Freshford Avoncliff Bruton Thornford Yetminster Chetnole or Upwey There is one direct service from London Paddington on Monday to Friday that calls at Keynsham at 08 06 A return service to London was introduced in summer 2020 calling at Keynsham at 17 36 10 Passengers wishing to travel to London Paddington during the off peak hours should change at Bath Spa or Bristol Temple Meads The typical journey times are approximately 7 minutes to Bristol and 10 minutes to Bath It is common to see a range of different train classes These include Class 150s Class 158s Class 165s Class 166s and Class 800s Keynsham also used to be a stop on West Coast Railways Weymouth Seaside Express on Summer Sundays from July to September although this train has not run since the railway upgrade works east of Bath in August 2015 Keynsham is also a stop on a Parliamentary train that runs on weekdays from Filton Abbey Wood to Bath Spa via Bristol West Curve It does not call at Bristol Temple Meads Until the December 2021 timetable change Keynsham was a stop on South Western Railway s London Waterloo to Bristol services 11 These trains detached from the rear of Waterloo to Exeter services at Salisbury Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationBristol Temple Meads Great Western RailwayGreat Malvern Gloucester Westbury South Coast Oldfield ParkElectrification editAs part of the electrification of the Great Western Main Line the line through Keynsham closed for 1 week in April 2016 so that Network Rail could carry out preparation work for the installation of the overhead wires This involved the lowering of the track under the road bridge and the replacement of the canopy on platform 1 Also the brick shelter on the Bath up platform was enlarged 12 13 The canopy on Platform 2 was removed between 14 and 18 March 2016 Bus links editThe following bus service stops just outside the station on Station Road 17 Keynsham to Bristol city centre via Hanham and Southmead Hospital 14 This service is operated by First West of England Services 39 349 and 178 stop in the town centre just a short walk away A local bus service runs from the new Somerdale housing estate being built on the grounds of the former Cadburys chocolate factory to the Chandag Estate in the East of the town Bath Bus Company service A4 stops outside the church in the town centre providing an hourly service to and from Bristol Airport via South Bristol 7 days a week The A4 also provides an hourly service towards Saltford and Bath References edit Leitch Russell 1997 Railways of Keynsham Featuring Fry s Chocolate Passenger and Freight Operations The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society ISBN 978 0901115829 Keynsham amp Somerdale Railway Station in 1932 Time Capsules Archived from the original on 12 November 2012 Retrieved 27 June 2012 Roman Orpheus mosaic to be displayed at Bristol museum Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine BBC 2013 Keynsham Bristol Rail Archived from the original on 30 April 2012 Retrieved 27 June 2012 9 Nov 2011 Column 386 Hansard Archived from the original on 27 July 2012 Retrieved 27 June 2012 Extraordinary Railway Accident The Bradford Observer No 787 Bradford 22 March 1849 p 7 Accident on the Great Western Railway The Times No 21332 London 22 January 1853 col F p 3 Accident on the Great Western Railway The Times No 25206 London 8 June 1865 col C p 11 Keynsham Great Western Railway Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Timetable BL 13 December 2020 15 May 2021 PDF Great Western Railway Retrieved 1 December 2020 SWR Salisbury to Bristol services withdrawn Salisbury Journal Retrieved 12 December 2021 The Week In issue 407 PDF The Week In Archived PDF from the original on 7 February 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2016 Bristol and Bath railway modernisation April 2016 Great Western Railway Archived from the original on 7 February 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2016 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