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Yatton railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter Line, is in the village of Yatton in North Somerset, England. It is west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is YAT. It was opened in 1841 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and served as a junction station for trains to Clevedon and Cheddar, but these lines closed in the 1960s. The station, which has two platforms, is managed by Great Western Railway, the seventh company to be responsible for the station, and the third franchise since privatisation in 1997. They provide all train services at the station, mainly hourly services between and , and between and . The line is not currently electrified, and there is local support for electrification as an extension of the Great Western Main Line upgrade programme. A community centre and café was opened at the station in 2011. == Description == The station is located in the north end of the village of Yatton, North Somerset, just west of the B3133 road between Clevedon and Congresbury. The station is on the Bristol to Exeter Line, from London Paddington and from .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Engineers' Line References: MLN1 Paddington to North Road Junction )〕〔Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to the mile.〕 It is the fourth station along the line from Bristol. The station is oriented along an axis at 57 degrees to the meridian. There are two platforms, on either side of the two tracks through the station. The southern platform, platform 1, is long and serves westbound trains (towards Weston-super-Mare); the northern platform, platform 2, is long and serves eastbound trains (towards Bristol). The line through the station has a speed limit of . Access to the two platforms is step-free from car parks on each side of the station, accessible via short roads from the B3133. There is an uncovered footbridge between the two platforms, but disabled passengers must go the long way round via the B3133. A ticket office is provided on platform 2, staffed every morning except Sundays. Ticket machines are available, allowing the buying of tickets for on-the-day travel, and collection of pre-bought tickets. There are waiting rooms on both platforms, with toilets on platform 2, but none suitable for wheelchairs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yatton (YAT) )〕 "Next train" dot matrix displays and an automated public-address system announce approaching services. There is a car park on each side of the station, managed by APCOA, with a total of 80 spaces. Parking costs £2.10 for the day at peak times and bank holidays, £1.40 at other times, with stays of up to 21 days available at a price of £2.10 per day.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2185 Yatton )〕 There are bus stops nearby on the B3133.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yatton Station Onward Travel Information )〕 Cycle storage is available on the access roads.〔 The station is the start point for the Strawberry Line, a foot and cyclepath built mostly on old railway land to Axbridge.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Strawberry Line Association )〕 The start of the path is marked by a -high arch. The Strawberry Line Café, run by a local community group, is located on platform 1, and is open most days from 7:30 am to serve commuters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Strawberry Line Café )〕 Just beyond the station, to the west, are a pair of relief lines to allow slower trains to be overtaken. There are also some cross-over points, allowing trains to terminate on the westbound relief line and then return eastwards. 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「Yatton railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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