The name of the station was changed to Great Somerford in 1903 when the GWR opened a more direct route to South Wales, passing half a mile (900 metres) to the north near Little Somerford, where a new station was built. In 1922 the goods yard at Great Somerford was closed and the station was downgraded to Great Somerford Halt.
In 1903, when the GWR established a shorter route to South Wales, passing just half a mile (900 metres) north of Little Somerford, the station was renamed Great Somerford. In 1922, the goods yard at Great Somerford was shut down and the station was demoted to Great Somerford Halt.