Avoncliff Railway Station

Avoncliff railway station opened as Avoncliff Halt on 9th July 1906. The suffix 'Halt' was dropped from 5th May 1969. It serves the hamlet of Avoncliff, Wiltshire. It also serves the nearby village of Westwood. It is situated next to the Kennet and Avon Canal and located almost adjacent to the Avoncliff Aqueduct so it is popular for walkers and cyclists who wish to travel along the canal path or the many picturesque walks around the station.

This station is a request stop, meaning alighting passengers need to contact the conductor, and boarding passengers need to signal to the driver from the platform for the train to stop. The station has 2 platforms, each with a waiting shelter and original lamp-posts, and is served by First Great Western. Residents have voluntarily decorated the station with many pots of flowers and, to mark its 100 year anniversary on the 9 July 2006, decorated the station with bunting and dressed in Victorian clothing for the celebrations.

A half-hourly peak and hourly off-peak service is currently provided northbound to Bath and Bristol and southbound to Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury and then further to Weymouth and Southampton.

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