Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway

v t e C&GWU Line and stations, 1840 to today
Legend
mile-chain GWR to Birmingham MR to Birmingham 7-03 Cheltenham St James 6-40 Cheltenham Malvern Road Cheltenham Lansdown to Banbury 3-04 Churchdown 0-00 116-09 Gloucester (excludes ex-MR lines) Standish Junction MR to Bristol 104-75 Stonehouse 103-52 Ebley Crossing Halt 103-23 Cashes Green Halt 102-69 Downfield Crossing Halt 102-13 Stroud 101-37 Bowbridge Crossing Halt 100-60 Ham Mill Halt 99-74 Brimscombe Bridge Halt 99-24 Brimscombe 98-62 St Mary's Crossing Halt 98-01 Chalford 95-14 Cirencester Town 94-49 Chesterton Lane Halt Sapperton Tunnels 94-42 Park Leaze Halt 91-65 Tetbury Road to Tetbury 90-79 Kemble Kemble tunnel 88-35 Oaksey Halt 85-37 Minety and Ashton Keynes Purton GWR to Bristol Swindon GWR to London

The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a railway company intended to link Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon, in England. It was authorised in 1836 but it found it very hard to raise money for the construction, and it opened only a part of its line, between Swindon and Cirencester, in 1841. It sold its business to the Great Western Railway, which quickly built the line through to Gloucester in 1845 and Cheltenham in 1847; part of that route was shared with other companies.

From 1903 the route introduced railmotors, small self-powered coaches, that enabled the opening of numerous low-cost passenger stopping places.

The Cirencester branch (as it had become) closed in 1964 but most of the 1845 network is still in use as a main passenger line between Swindon and Gloucester.