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Cam and Dursley railway station is a railway station serving the large village of Cam and the market town of Dursley in Gloucestershire, England.It is located on the main Bristol-Birmingham line, between Yate and Gloucester, at a site close to where Coaley Junction railway station was situated from 1856 to 1965.
Coaley Junction, where the Dursley line joined the main line, remained open for passenger traffic until 1965 when it was closed with the withdrawal of stopping train services between Bristol and Gloucester. However, local pressure for a station resulted in the opening of a new station close to Coaley in 1994, and this is known as Cam and Dursley.
Coaley Junction, where the Dursley line joined the main line, remained open for passenger traffic until 1965 when it was closed with the withdrawal of stopping train services between Bristol and Gloucester. However, local pressure for a station resulted in the opening of a new station close to Coaley in 1994, and this is known as Cam and Dursley.
The very limited goods traffic originating on the line was enhanced by the development at Dursley station of the works of R A Lister and Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery and later, internal combustion engines. [1] There was a gas works at Cam, operated by the Dursley Gas Company from 1835, closing in 1948.
Cam had 8,160 residents with 3,575 households in the 2011 census. Its population is actually larger than neighbouring Dursley, which is a town. [2] The population is planned to grow, with new developments near the railway station increasing the number of households by about 12%.
Stations reopened include Ashley Hill closed in 1964 was reopened in 2024 as Ashley Down, Ashchurch, Cam and Dursley, Feniton, Pinhoe, Templecombe and Yate.; Service between Swindon and Trowbridge ceased in 1966 but two passenger trains each way were reinstated in 1985, along with the reopening of Melksham station.
Yate railway station serves the town of Yate in South Gloucestershire, in south west England. The station is located on the main Bristol to Birmingham line between Bristol Parkway and Cam & Dursley , and is operated by Great Western Railway .
Cam and Dursley railway station (near the former Coaley Junction station) was reopened in 1994 (the original closed in 1965) and is situated on the South-Western border of the village. Coaley used to have a football team, Coaley Rovers, who were also known as Coaley Crows. They competed in the Stroud and District League. There is also a Coaley ...