Woodborough railway station

Former railway station in England

51°20′07″N 1°51′04″W / 51.33516°N 1.85106°W / 51.33516; -1.85106Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1862 (1862)Opened[1]1966 (1966)Closed[1]

Woodborough railway station is a former railway station in Woodborough, Wiltshire, UK on the Reading to Taunton line. The line opened in 1862, providing a link to Devizes. The station closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts. Today the line is still in use and the station's sidings remain in place.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Woodborough". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. The Dovecote Press. p. 148. ISBN 1904349331.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Manningford Halt
Line open, station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Berks and Hants Railway 		  Patney and Chirton
Line open, station closed
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Closed railway stations in Wiltshire
Bristol and North Somerset RailwaySalisbury branch line
Devizes branch lineReading–Taunton lineChippenham and Calne lineMidland and South Western Junction RailwayGreat Western Main LineHighworth branch lineGolden Valley lineWessex Main LineBulford Camp branchSouth Wales Main LineWest of England lineOther lines
  • Railway Stations in Wiltshire
  • Disused Railway Stations in Wiltshire


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