Oldfield Park railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Bath | ||
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | OLF | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.150 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1840 | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oldfield Park. | |||
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Oldfield Park railway station is a suburban railway station in the city of Bath in BANES, England. It is located on the London-Bristol and Bristol-Southampton trunk routes and is 16 km (10 miles) south east of Bristol Temple Meads.
Passenger services are operated by First Great Western. The station is shortly to become part of the 'Penalty Fares' area.
[edit] Service
There is generally an hourly service to Bristol Temple Meads northbound, with occasional extensions to Cardiff or Cheltenham. In the southbound direction, trains run to a wide range of destinations. These include Westbury, Salisbury, Southampton and Portsmouth Harbour as well as Castle Cary and stations to Weymouth; there is even one service a day to Brighton. On Sundays, the service is more infrequent. A wide range of DMU classes can be see here, including 150, 153 and 158 on stopping services and First Great Western HSTs and the odd Virgin Voyager passing through.
[edit] External link
- Train times and station information for Oldfield Park railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Oldfield Park railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Keynsham | First Great Western Bristol-Portsmouth/Brighton |
Bath Spa | ||
| Keynsham | First Great Western Bristol-Weymouth |
Bath Spa | ||
| Railway stations served by Bristol area local services | |
|---|---|
| Great Western Main Line: | Taunton • Bridgwater • Highbridge and Burnham • Weston-super-Mare • Weston Milton • Worle • Yatton • Nailsea and Backwell • Parson Street • Bedminster • Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa |
| Wessex Main Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Keynsham • Oldfield Park • Bath Spa • Freshford • Avoncliff • Bradford on Avon • Trowbridge |
| Severn Beach Line: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Montpelier • Redland • Clifton Down • Sea Mills • Shirehampton • Avonmouth • St Andrews Road • Severn Beach |
| Bristol to Cardiff: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Patchway • Pilning • Severn Tunnel Junction • Newport • Cardiff Central |
| Bristol to Cheltenham: | Bristol Temple Meads • Lawrence Hill • Stapleton Road • Filton Abbey Wood • Bristol Parkway • Yate • Cam and Dursley • Gloucester • Cheltenham Spa |
