Lydney Railway Station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Lydney | ||
| Local authority | Forest of Dean | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | LYD | ||
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 (National Rail) + 2 (Dean Forest Railway) | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 71,378 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 77,006 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1879 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lydney from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Lydney Railway Station is a railway station serving the town of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the Gloucester-Newport line. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales, with an hourly Cardiff-Gloucester shuttle. Most Arriva Trains Wales services now extend beyond Cardiff to Bridgend and Maesteg and beyond Gloucester to Cheltenham.
The station is located a mile south of Lydney, and was originally called Lydney Junction. There is an interchange with the heritage Dean Forest Railway.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Lydney Railway Station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Chepstow | Arriva Trains Wales Maesteg-Cardiff-Cheltenham |
Gloucester | ||
| Chepstow | CrossCountry Cardiff-Nottingham Limited Service |
Gloucester | ||
 Heritage railways |
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| Interchange with Lydney Junction on the Dean Forest Railway | ||||
| Railway stations in Gloucestershire | ||
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| Mainline: | ||
| On the Golden Valley Line: |
Kemble - Stonehouse - Stroud |
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| On the Bristol-Birmingham Line: | ||
| Others: | ||
| Heritage railway stations in Gloucestershire |
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| Dean Forest Railway: |
Lydney Junction - Lydney Town - Norchard - Parkend - St Mary's Halt - Whitecroft |
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| Glos-Warks Railway: |
Cheltenham Racecourse - Gotherington - Toddington - Winchcombe |
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