Kintbury railway station

Kintbury
National Rail
Kintbury railway station in 2014
General information
LocationKintbury, West Berkshire
England
Coordinates51°24′10″N 1°26′45″W / 51.4027°N 1.4459°W / 51.4027; -1.4459
Grid referenceSU386672
ManagerGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKIT
ClassificationDfT category F1
Passengers
2020/21Decrease 24,414
2021/22Increase 63,078
2022/23Increase 65,194
2023/24Increase 70,722
2024/25Increase 75,280
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kintbury railway station serves the village of Kintbury in Berkshire, England. It is situated on the Reading to Taunton Line, 58 miles 38 chains (58.48 miles, 94.11 km) from London Paddington.

History

The station was opened in 1847, along with the first portion of the Berks and Hants Railway as far as Hungerford. This was subsequently extended to Devizes and Westbury in 1862 and ultimately to Cogload Junction near Taunton by 1906. The station has a level crossing at its western end, controlled from a nearby crossing box that also remotely supervises the ones at Hamstead and Hungerford (though this will eventually be abolished and control transferred to the Thames Valley ROC at Didcot by CCTV).

Services

Great Western Railway local trains between Newbury and Bedwyn provide the service here. Trains call hourly each way (with peak extras) on weekdays and Saturdays and every two hours each way on Sundays. Some early morning and mid/late evening trains run as far as Reading and/or London Paddington.[1]

Services at the station were disrupted throughout 2021 due to cracks found in the Intercity Express Trains, causing the loss of the regular direct service to London which it previously had (although there are some direct services in peak times).[2] Since 2021, there has been a diesel shuttle between Newbury and Bedwyn;[2] 5 years later, despite the cracks being resolved and continued complaints, this service is still in operation.[3][4] Rail (magazine) reported GWR's position on the matter, saying[2]

The [Bedwyn Trains] passenger group has been in regular contact with GWR, which has told customers it does not know when regular Bedwyn services might be restored. The operator has said it would not be possible to restore even one of the train sets used on the route, which would enable one third of through services. It also told the passenger group that it would not be possible for trains serving nearby Pewsey to make additional stops.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Newbury   Great Western Railway
Reading to Taunton line
Local services		   Hungerford

References

  1. ↑ {https://pennypost.org.uk/2021/05/message-from-the-bedwyn-train-passengers-group-about-changes-to-rail-services-may-2021/}
  2. 1 2 3 "Bedwyn passengers protest at lack of services due to IET cracks issue". Rail (magazine). No. 934. July 2021. p. 21.
  3. ↑ eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 122 (Network Rail)
  4. ↑ Clifton, Paul. "GWR "hasn't responded" to passenger group's concerns over withdrawn services". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
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