Chronology
- 1836 Authorised by Act of Parliament
- 1840 Railway opened from Cheltenham to Gloucester (only for Birmingham & Gloucester Railway trains)
- 1841 Railway opened from Swindon to Cirencester
- 1843 Railway company sold to Great Western Railway
- 1845 Railway opened from Kemble to Gloucester leaving Cirencester on a short branch
- 1847 Independent station opened at Cheltenham
- 1872 Line converted from broad gauge to standard gauge, and mixed gauge lines around Gloucester removed
- 1882 Kemble station opens at Kemble Junction after local landowner finally gives permission for a station
- 1903 Introduction of steam railmotor local passenger services in the Stroud Valley, resulting in the opening of 7 small halts to boost traffic
- 1964 Stroud Valley local services withdrawn and all the halts and some of the intermediate stations closed. Only Kemble, Stroud and Stonehouse remain.
- 1965 Line from Kemble to Cirencester closed
- 1966 Cheltenham St James closed as London services transferred back to Cheltenham Lansdown (now Cheltenham Spa).
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