2019

SU1485 : Swindon Station

taken 5 years ago, near to Swindon, England

This is 1 of 20 images, with title Swindon Station in this square
Swindon Station
Swindon Station
Swindon station is a main line station serving Swindon in Wiltshire. It is an important junction, where the former Great Western Railway line to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa, the Great Western Main Line to Bristol Temple Meads and the South Wales Main Line route to Bristol Parkway and South Wales diverge. The station is managed by Great Western Railway (GWR), who operate all trains serving it.
It is approximately 200 m from the central bus station and the town centre. It is served by GWR services from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff Central, Cheltenham Spa via Gloucester, Swansea and the rest of South Wales, and from Swindon to Westbury. There is also an early morning service to Southampton which originates at Gloucester reversing at Swindon. The station opened in 1842.

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SU1485, 345 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 23 March, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 12 October, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1492 8522 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:33.9396N 1:47.1687W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1495 8523
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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