I never cease to be amazed at how little people know of the public transport that's available on their own doorstep.

* Melksham station closed in the 1960s. That seems to be pretty well know locally.
* It reopened in the 1980s, with a minimal service. Some people know this.
* In 2001, the service to Melksham Station was increased, and there are 10 trains every weekday. WHY OH WHY does this seem like a secret?

I'm not exactly setting off on a crusade to say "use your trains", but ... please do.

In the current timetable:
trains leave Melksham for Swindon via Chippenham at 05:52, 07:45, 13:25, 17:02 and 21:33.
(These trains originate from Frome / Westbury / Salisbury / Southampton)
trains arrive at Melksham from Swindon (via Chippenham) at 06:56, 09:12, 14:49, 18:09 and 22:37
(These trains carry on to Trowbridge / Westbury / Salisbury / Southampton)
Train times vary at the weekend - the first service does not run on Saturdays, and neither of the first two runs on Sunday.

If you're coming on a public course with Well House Consultants, let us know ahead of time and we can collect you from the station; there's a connection out of the 07:45 from Paddington at Swindon into the train that arrives at 09:12, and if you return on the 17:02 you'll get to Paddington for 18:40
(written 2004-12-17 08:58:23)

 G101 - Well House Consultants - Getting to and from Melksham
  [2634] London to and from Melksham by public transport - (2010-02-13)
  [2493] Melksham buses to/from Chippenham, Trowbridge, Bath, Devizes, London - (2009-11-05)
  [2367] Learning to program - how to jump the first hurdles - (2009-08-20)
  [2057] Train and Coach fares from London (and airports) to Melksham - (2009-02-26)
  [1997] Travelling to a course - station pickups - (2009-01-16)
  [1802] Motorcycles welcome at Well House Manor - (2008-09-19)
  [1723] Bath - Melksham - Devizes. Bus route changes, new timetable - (2008-07-26)
  [1594] Please support improvements in our train service - (2008-03-28)
  [1567] Melksham - Swindon. Train v Bus v Car - (2008-03-07)
  [1511] Buses from Well House Manor, Melksham, to Bath - (2008-01-18)
  [1428] Travel Across Wiltshire - the game - (2007-11-11)
  [1085] Lawrence Webb's Melksham Taxi service - (2007-02-18)
  [952] Coming from London to Melksham by train for a course - (2006-11-28)
  [856] The train returns for a few weeks - (2006-09-05)
  [814] Melksham Railway Calendar 2007 - (2006-07-25)
  [796] Busy day in Melksham - (2006-07-08)
  [790] Shadow Transport Minister to visit Melksham - (2006-07-02)
  [715] First way to get rid of customers - (2006-05-09)
  [606] Train service from December - (2006-02-14)
  [538] A company we can work with - (2005-12-23)
  [486] Rail services under threat - Swindon, Melksham ... and Newquay and Bicester too - (2005-11-05)
  [413] Save the train - (2005-08-13)
  [187] a popular bus number - (2005-01-23)
  [40] Take the train to training - (2004-09-06)

Z501 - Public Transport - Rail
  [2678] Reaching out to the community - a good case for support - (2010-03-15)
  [2662] Is Melksham public transport actually used? - (2010-03-05)
  [2658] Save the Train - a significant change in approach - (2010-03-03)
  [2627] Saturdays out from Melksham - to Oxford, to Didcot or to Swindon - (2010-02-07)
  [2568] Forums for your Melksham and open source discussions - (2010-01-09)
  [2557] Rail Campaign - response to core consultation - (2009-12-31)
  [2556] Railway Station Survey - please complete today or tomorrow - (2009-12-30)
  [2533] Five guests, three groups, one car - (2009-12-11)
  [2529] Santa Special, 2009 - (2009-12-06)
  [2522] Integrated public Transport - what could be done for Melksham - (2009-12-01)
  [2513] Wiltshire Council purchases Melksham Station Land - (2009-11-26)
  [2511] The story of the railway land at Melksham Station - (2009-11-24)
  [2486] Santa Special - Trowbridge and Melksham to Swindon - (2009-10-31)
  [2477] By train ... - (2009-10-25)
  [2473] Exploring Old Railways - (2009-10-24)
  [2457] Railway Arithmetic - (2009-10-16)
  [2438] Listening to The Minister - (2009-10-05)
  [2395] From Lymington by train - last of the slammers - (2009-09-05)
  [2391] Great Western Route Utilisation Strategy - Draft for Consultation - (2009-09-02)
  [2372] Public Transport from (and to) Melksham on Sundays - (2009-08-23)
  [2328] Melksham - no trains, no southbound buses through the town - (2009-08-08)
  [2318] For Lua Programmers AND for Town Planners - (2009-08-02)
  [2268] Westbury Bypass Refused - looking forward - (2009-07-04)
  [2133] Bigger and better this year! - (2009-04-20)
  [2042] Wiltshire Rail Service Update - (2009-02-15)
  [2026] Melksham Climate Friendly Group - (2009-02-05)
  [2024] Carry on Training - in spite of the weather - (2009-02-03)
  [1999] How low can you sink? - (2009-01-17)
  [1966] Background to the TransWilts Train Fiasco - (2008-12-29)
  [1965] How much does a train service actually cost - (2008-12-29)
  [1964] Why hasnt the fiasco been put right - (2008-12-29)
  [1905] A Gold Star for First Great Western Customer Service - (2008-11-24)
  [1858] Camera with night vision, youth with no vision - (2008-10-28)
  [1848] 30th November - Santa Trip from Melksham - (2008-10-19)
  [1757] Preserved railways - struggling to the future? - (2008-08-17)
  [1729] Back from the future - (2008-07-30)
  [1708] A Train Service Update for Melksham Party in the Park - (2008-07-13)
  [1616] Not daring to be an anorak - (2008-04-19)
  [1558] Getting somewhere with the train service - (2008-02-28)
  [1530] Railway Acronyms and Abbreviations - (2008-02-03)
  [1452] Santa on the train to Melksham - (2007-12-01)
  [1424] Closer than you think - the next step - (2007-11-08)
  [1358] Look forward with a new broom - Wiltshire Train Service - (2007-09-19)
  [1314] Business travel by train in the USA - (2007-08-22)
  [1303] Heading Upstate New York - (2007-08-14)
  [1291] Day trip to Weymouth - (2007-08-05)
  [1274] Radio coverage for railway issues - (2007-07-23)
  [1273] Melksham or Weymouth? Meal or day out? - (2007-07-23)
  [1228] Some progress on the train campaign - (2007-06-10)
  [1139] Overcrowded trains around Bristol - (2007-04-08)
  [1097] Train and business balls all in the air! - (2007-03-02)
  [1093] Wiltshire Train - can YOU come on 5th March? - (2007-02-25)
  [1076] Save the Train - an update - (2007-02-12)
  [1069] Rail trouble forced me to buy hotel - (2007-02-07)
  [1063] Bradford-on-Avon - 150 years of passenger trains - (2007-02-03)
  [1045] Bang! Train campaign hits home - (2007-01-19)
  [1044] Call for appropriate train services - Swindon, Bristol, Bath, West Wilts, Severn Beach etc - (2007-01-18)
  [1033] Empty at Easleigh, Missing at Melksham, Overflowing at Oldfield - (2007-01-14)
  [976] Santa at the station - (2006-12-09)
  [974] The last commuter train through Melksham - (2006-12-09)
  [697] For any North and West Wilts and Swindon Readers - (2006-04-23)
  [648] West Wilts Railway Users Group and trains to Lacock - (2006-03-16)
  [632] Moral dilemma - (2006-03-04)
  [527] Greater Western Franchise Awarded - (2005-12-13)
  [524] Santa comes to Melksham - (2005-12-11)
  [488] Looking for railway groups and users - Swindon, Salisbury, Southampton - (2005-11-06)
  [447] Tomorrow's meeting. - (2005-09-19)
  [434] Through public transport connection, Chippenham to Salisbury, to cease - (2005-09-02)
  [428] Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge - Westbury train service - (2005-08-29)

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