Swindon railway station is a main line railway station serving the town of Swindon in Wiltshire, South West England. It is an important junction, where the former Great Western Railway line to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa, the Great Western Main Line to Bristol Temple Meads and the South Wales Main Line route to Bristol Parkway and South Wales diverge.
It is approximately 220 yards (200 m) from the central bus station and the town centre. It is served by First Great Western services from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads, Cardiff Central, Swansea and the rest of South Wales.
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