History
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1882. Until the 1960s the station was a junction, with branch lines to Cirencester Town and Tetbury. The former branch lines can still be seen, just before the tunnel after Kemble station (going towards Swindon). Both the Tetbury branch line and the Cirencester Branch Line were closed to traffic under The Reshaping of British Railways, the first day without service being 6 April 1964.
British Rail reduced the line to Swindon to single track in 1968. Network Rail has investigated the options for reinstating the second track, along with the estimated cost (see Golden Valley Line). In the 2011 Budget the Government announced that funding for the redoubling was to be provided, with works reported to be completed by Spring 2014.
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