Lydney
General information
Location	Lydney,Forest of Dean England
Coordinates	51°42′54″N2°31′52″W / 51.715°N 2.531°W /51.715; -2.531
Grid reference	SO633020
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LYD
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1851
Passengers
2019/20	0.193 million
2020/21	34,990
2021/22	0.128 million
2022/23	0.145 million
2023/24	0.170 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Lydney railway station is arailway station serving the town ofLydney inGloucestershire,England. It is located on theGloucester-Newport line, 133 miles 37 chains (214.8 km) from the zero point atPaddington, measured via Stroud.^[1] The station is located a mile south of Lydney, and was originally calledLydney Junction, which is now the name of thenearby station on thepreservedDean Forest Railway.

v t e Railway lines in Lydney
Legend
For canal icons used below, please refer towaterways legend. Dean Forest Railway Severn and Wye Railway Mineral Loop Princess Royal Colliery Tufts Junction Tufts Bridge Norchard High Level Norchard Low Level Middle Forge Junction Lydney Town St Mary's Halt Tinworks Engine shed Lydney Junction Severn Bridge Tunnel Severn Bridge Lydney Gloucester–Newport line Lydney Harbour Branch Pidcock's Canal Severn Railway Bridge (Dismantled 1970) Forges Lydney Canal Lower Docks Upper Docks River Severn Swing bridge over Gloucester & Sharpness Canal Locks ontoRiver Severn River Severn Severn Bridge Railway

Lydney Junction was the name of two separate but adjacent stations on two different railway lines. TheGreat Western Railway station, which is the one that remains open as Lydney railway station, opened in 1851 on the Gloucester to Chepstow section of theSouth Wales Railway. To the west of this station, the freight-only line of theSevern and Wye Mineral Railway crossed the GWR line on its north–south route taking coal and iron from the Forest of Dean to the docks at Lydney.

In 1875, the Severn and Wye started passenger services and built a new terminus station at Lydney Junction for passenger trains to and from Drybrook, nearCinderford. Four years later, this first station was superseded by a new one as the Severn and Wye joined with theMidland Railway in building theSevern Bridge Railway, which linked Lydney across theRiver Severn with the Midland'sSharpness Branch Line, enabling access for the Forest of Dean minerals to the new and more extensive docks atSharpness.

The new Lydney Junction (Severn and Wye) station was linked by a long footbridge to the GWR's station. There were also extensive freight yards in the north-east quadrant between the two lines, and these provided the only rail link between the Severn and Wye and the Great Western lines. The two stations worked closely together, particularly after 1894, when the Severn and Wye Railway was bought by the Great Western and the Midland. Finally, in 1955, underBritish Railways, the two stations were formally merged into one.^[2]

Lydney Junction (Severn and Wye) was used as a through-station for passenger services to and fromBerkeley Road railway station and over theSevern Railway Bridge. These services either terminated atLydney Town railway station, which was in the centre of Lydney, or continued on northwards into the Forest of Dean to terminate atLydbrook Junction on theRoss to Monmouth line. These services ceased abruptly in October 1960 when the Severn Railway Bridge was damaged beyond economic repair in a shipping accident. Passenger services were officially withdrawn from this Lydney Junction in November 1964 and it remained closed until reopening by the Dean Forest Railway in 1995.

The other Lydney Junction, then renamed Lydney, lost its freight services in 1968 and its staffing in 1969, and the Great Western buildings on the platforms were demolished, though the signalbox remained until December 2012.

The station is unstaffed, but a self-service ticket machine is provided (this can also be used for collecting advance purchase tickets). Train running information is provided by customer help points, digital CIS displays and timetable posters on each platform (along with waiting shelters). Step-free access is offered to both sides via the level crossing.^[3]

The majority of passenger services at Lydney are provided byTransport for Wales, with an hourlyMaesteg-Cardiff Central-Cheltenham Spa service in each direction (although there are a couple of gaps during the middle of the day). On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service each way.^[4]

CrossCountry also serve the station as part of their Cardiff Central toNottingham viaBirmingham New Street route. Monday to Saturday, there are six trains per day in each direction. There is no Sunday service on this route.

There is no footbridge at the station, and therefore no means of crossing the line to get to the opposing platform once the level crossing gates close in advance of a train arriving.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chepstow		Transport for Wales Maesteg / Cardiff Central - Cheltenham Spa		Gloucester
Chepstow		CrossCountry Cardiff Central - Birmingham New Street / Nottingham (Mondays to Saturdays only)		Gloucester
Heritage railways
Interchange withLydney Junction on theDean Forest Railway

An incident occurred at the station'slevel crossing on 23 March 2011 when a fault with the automatic barriers caused a northboundCrossCountry service to pass over the crossing at 60 mph (97 km/h) while the gates were raised (although the traffic lights were red).^[5]

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