Bath Spa railway station

Bath Spa railway station is the principal station serving the city of Bath, South West England. It is on the Great Western Main Line, 106mi down-line from and situated between to the east and 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.ArchitectureBath 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 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.