Hullavington railway station
Hullavington railway station served the civil parish of Hullavington, Wiltshire, England from 1903 to 1965 on the South Wales Main Line.
Hullavington | |
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![]() Near the site of the station, 1995 | |
Location | |
Place | Hullavington |
Area | Wiltshire |
Coordinates | 51.5442°N 2.1459°W |
Grid reference | ST900828 |
Operations | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1903 | Opened |
3 April 1961 | Closed to passengers |
4 October 1965 | Closed completely |
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 |
History
The station was opened in 1903 by the Great Western Railway, on an embankment just west of the Hullavington-Norton road, about half a mile north of Hullavington village.[1] There was a goods yard and a weighbridge. The station closed to passengers on 3 April 1961 and to goods traffic on 4 October 1965.[2][3]
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References
- "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet ST88". National Library of Scotland. 1951. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
- "Hullavington". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Little Somerford Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway South Wales Main Line |
Badminton Line open, station closed |
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