Editing Swindon (section)

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Swindon}}

===Railway===

[[File:Swindon Station.jpg|Swindon station|thumb]]

Swindon is an important [[railway town]]. [[Swindon railway station]] opened in 1842 as ''Swindon Junction'' and, until 1895, every train stopped for at least ten minutes to change locomotives. As a result, the station hosted the first recorded railway refreshment rooms.<ref>LTC Rolt, Isambard Kingdom Brumel, Penguin 1957.</ref>

The station is served by frequent inter-city trains to [[London Paddington station|London Paddington]] eastbound, and westbound to {{rws|Bristol Temple Meads}}, {{rws|Cheltenham Spa}} and {{rws|Cardiff Central}}, along the [[Great Western Main Line]] and [[Golden Valley line]]. There is also a local service to {{stnlnk|Westbury}}, via the [[Wessex Main Line]]. All services at Swindon are operated by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |work=Great Western Railway |title=Train Times |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=25 October 2023 |url=https://www.gwr.com/travel-information/train-times |quote=}}</ref>

On 8 October 2019, [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|GWR]] posted a modern speed record when an [[British Rail Class 800|Intercity Express Train]] took 44 minutes to travel from Swindon to London Paddington.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GWR sets new Cardiff to London record |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17988621.gwr-sets-new-cardiff-london-record/ |website=Swindon Advertiser |date=23 October 2019 |language=en |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>

===Road===

[[File:Swindon Magic Roundabout.svg|Swindon's Magic Roundabout|thumb]]

Located at the junction of two Roman roads, the town has developed into a transport hub over the centuries. It is accessed by two junctions (15 and 16) on the [[M4 motorway]].

The town's [[Magic Roundabout (Swindon)|Magic Roundabout]], at the junction of five roads, contains five mini-roundabouts and has a contra-rotational hub at its centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=51.563003,-1.7710829&z=18&t=h&hl=en-GB |title=Google Maps |website=Google Maps}}</ref> It is built on the site of Swindon Wharf on the abandoned [[Wilts & Berks Canal]], near the [[County Ground (Swindon)|County Ground]]. The official name was ''County Islands'', although it was known colloquially as the ''Magic Roundabout'' and the official name was changed to match its nickname.

===Bus and coach===

Swindon bus operators are [[Swindon's Bus Company]] (formerly Thamesdown) and [[Stagecoach West]]. Key routes link the town with [[Cheltenham]], [[Chippenham]], [[Cirencester]], [[Devizes]] and [[Trowbridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=25 October 2023 |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/swindon-swindon |quote=}}</ref> National Express coaches use the bus station in the town centre.

Stagecoach's former bus depot on Eastcott Road was approved for development as a housing site in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swindon parish backs revised Stagecoach depot housing plans |url=https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/16244711.swindon-parish-backs-revised-stagecoach-depot-housing-plans/ |website=This is Wiltshire |date=23 May 2018 |access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref>

===Cycling===

[[National Cycle Network]] Route 45 runs through the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 45 |url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-45 |access-date=23 November 2021 |website=Sustrans |language=en}}</ref>