Stroud railway station

It was opened on 12 May 1845 with the opening of the Kemble to Gloucester section of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway. For a period between 1886 and 1947 when Stroud had two passenger railway stations, it was known as Stroud Great Western, Stroud Russell Street or Stroud Central. Stroud's second station, Stroud Wallbridge, was the terminus of a short branch line from the Midland Railway's Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway, and freight services were always more important there than passengers.[1]

Stroud station has two platforms and is served by Great Western Railway. The station has a ticket office, located on the Swindon bound platform, which is open for most of the day, seven days a week.

Great Western Railway operate services from London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham using Class 800 trains, and limited local services from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham using the former Class 165 two carriage sets. Trains call hourly each way Mon-Sat, with some additional weekday business peak services. On Sundays, there is a basic hourly service each way also, but with some two-hour gaps.[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stonehouse		Great Western Railway London/Swindon - Cheltenham		Kemble
		Great Western Railway Cheltenham-Westbury
	Historical railways
Downfield Crossing Halt Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway		Bowbridge Crossing Halt Line open, station closed

• A history of the Swindon-to-Gloucester line