Calne railway station
Calne railway station was opened on 3 November 1863 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for their 5 miles (8.0 km) Chippenham and Calne branch line from the Great Western Main Line junction at Chippenham. It was situated a short distance from Calne town centre and had only one platform. The station, when first opened, had its own engine shed.
| Calne | |
|---|---|
 Probable site of trackbed near Calne station, 1989 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Calne |
| Area | Wiltshire |
| Grid reference | ST995706 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Calne Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 3 November 1863 | Opened[2] |
| 20 September 1965 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
In the early years the seven sidings were usually full due to the amount of traffic coming in from the nearby Chippenham railway station.
Following closure in 1965 as part of the nationwide Beeching Axe the buildings were left to be vandalised but were eventually taken down. A few years later the Station Road Industrial Estate was built on the site which in turn was replaced by a housing development in 2014.
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Black Dog Halt | BR (Western Region) Chippenham and Calne Line |
Terminus |
References
- http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/c/calne/index.shtml
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.