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The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway through the parish was opened in 1841 and was absorbed by the Great Western Railway in 1843. Purton railway station opened in 1841 and was actually at Widham. British Railways closed the station in 1964 but the line remains open. The Booking Office building survives but not the platforms save parts around the station and retaining wall. Trains run along the Golden Valley Line through from London Paddington via , Didcot Parkway and then past the three closed stations of Purton and and to Kemble. After that it passes other closed stations to , , and . When engineering work closes the Severn Tunnel trains from London Paddington to are diverted from the Great Western Main Line and South Wales Main Line via Bristol Parkway to run through Minety via to and along the Gloucester to Newport Line through , , before rejoining the normal line at to , , , , and . Originally built as dual track, British Rail reduced the line between Kemble and Swindon to single track in 1968. Network Rail 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 and the works were completed in August 2014. Most passenger trains running through Minety are run by First Great Western on the track owned Network Rail. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Purton railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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