In 1948 the Great Western Railway was nationalised and the station thereafter was owned by British Rail.

Although the line remains open the station closed in November 1964 and has been demolished, except for parts of the platforms.

[1] Trains run along what is now called the Golden Valley Line from London Paddington via Reading, Didcot Parkway and Swindon, then past the three closed stations of Purton, Minety and Oaksey Halt to Kemble, continuing to Stroud, Stonehouse, Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa.

Network Rail investigated the options for reinstating the second track, along with the estimated cost (see Golden Valley Line).

In the 2011 Budget the Government announced that funding for the redoubling was to be provided[2] and the work was completed in August 2014.