Bath railway station
Bath Spa 
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Main buildings seen from Dorchester Street
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| Location | |
| Place | Bath |
| Local authority | District of Bath and North East Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°22′39″N 2°21′23″W / 51.3775°N 2.3564°WCoordinates: 51°22′39″N 2°21′23″W / 51.3775°N 2.3564°W |
| Grid reference | ST752643 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BTH |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 5.676 million |
| – Interchange |
0.179 million |
| 2012/13 |
5.758 million |
| – Interchange |
0.186 million |
| 2013/14 |
5.990 million |
| – Interchange |
0.188 million |
| 2014/15 |
6.222 million |
| – Interchange |
0.194 million |
| 2015/16 |
 6.134 million |
| – Interchange |
0.184 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 31 August 1840 | Opened as Bath |
| 1949 | Renamed Bath Spa |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bath Spa from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bath Spa railway station is the principal station serving the city of Bath, South West England. It is on the Great Western Main Line, 106 miles 71 chains (172.0 km) down-line from London Paddington and situated between Chippenham to the east and Oldfield Park and to the west. Its three-letter station code is BTH.
The station is currently managed by Great Western Railway, and it is served by trains operated by CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and South Western Railway.
Bath Spa station was built in 1840 for the Great Western Railway by Brunel and is a Grade II* listed building. It is in an asymmetrical Tudor style with curving gables, and lies on the north bank of the Avon, with the line curving across from the southern bank to the station and then back again. Opened on 31 August 1840, the station was originally named Bath, but was given its present name of Bath Spa in 1949 to distinguish it from Bath Green Park station, which did not have its name altered from Bath until 1951.
A convenient feature for passengers was the ramps that led up to both platforms, giving the disabled and those with luggage easy access from the platforms to cars or taxis. However, in 2011 the northern ramp was removed in a station redevelopment which provided lifts instead. There is also a footbridge leading directly from the station across the Avon and allowing direct access to the Widcombe area. It was originally tolled, and informally known locally as the Ha'penny Bridge; it was reconstructed in 1877.
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