[2] In 1905, the Great Western Railway inaugurated a motor bus service between Stroud and Painswick, similar to systems in operation at other places such as Penzance and Slough.

The services were operated by Mills Daimler vehicles with 22hp petrol engines, capable of carrying 22 passengers.

The station has a ticket office, located on the Swindon-bound platform, whose opening times are in theory 7am to mid-afternoon Monday - Saturday, though in reality somewhat erratic due to staff shortages (November 2021), and it is not currently open on Sundays.

Great Western Railway operates services from London Paddington to Gloucester and Cheltenham using Class 800 trains, and limited local services from Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham using the former Class 165 two-carriage sets.

Trains call hourly each way Monday to Saturday, with some additional weekday business peak services.