Patchway railway station

Patchway
National Rail
View north from the southern end of the station
General information
LocationPatchway, South Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates51°31′33″N 2°33′44″W / 51.5258°N 2.5623°W / 51.5258; -2.5623
Grid referenceST610809
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePWY
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyBristol and South Wales Union Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
8 September 1863Opened
10 August 1885Resited and renamed Patchway and Stoke Gifford
27 October 1908Renamed Patchway
5 July 1965Closed to goods traffic
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 91,158
2020/21Decrease 12,392
2021/22Increase 50,756
2022/23Increase 77,776
2023/24Increase 88,008
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Patchway railway station is on the South Wales Main Line, serving the town of Patchway and village of Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire, England. It is 6 miles (10 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. Its three letter station code is PWY. It is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide all train services at the station; there is generally a train every hour in each direction between Cardiff Central and Taunton.

The station was opened by the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway in 1863 with a single platform, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the current location, but was resited in 1885 when the line was widened to double track. The station once had large buildings and a goods yard, but these were demolished in the late 20th century, with small brick shelters built in their place. The line through Patchway has recently been electrified as part of the 21st-century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line.