![]() The station in 2022, following electrification | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Swindon, Borough of Swindon England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°33′56″N 1°47′07″W / 51.5656°N 1.7854°W | ||||
Grid reference | SU149851 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SWI | ||||
Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | GWR | ||||
Post-grouping | GWR | ||||
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1842 | Opened as Swindon Junction | ||||
1961 | Renamed Swindon | ||||
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Swindon railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the town of Swindon, Wiltshire. The station is 77 miles 23 chains (77.29 mi; 124.4 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington and lies between Didcot Parkway and Chippenham.[1] It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates all of the services from the station. It is the busiest station in Wiltshire, and the fifth busiest station in South West England.[2]
Being roughly halfway between the English and Welsh capitals of London and Cardiff, it is an important junction where the former Great Western Railway line to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa, the main line to Bristol Temple Meads, and the South Wales Main Line via Bristol Parkway diverge.
The station is sited approximately 220 yards (200 metres) from the central bus station and the town centre. It is served by GWR services from Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads; Cheltenham Spa via Gloucester; Cardiff Central, Swansea and the rest of South Wales; and to Westbury.