Dauntsey railway station

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Dauntsey railway station was opened in February 1868 (Closed 1965) and is situated on the main line between Bristol and London.

1 Overview
2 Station Layout
3 Location
4 References

[edit] Overview

The station is located a mile and a half south of Dauntsey village and is near Dauntsey Lock which suggests that the station was important to the Wilts & Berks Canal. Dauntsey was a small station with two platforms which are similar in length to the platforms at Corsham which is further down the line between Chippenham and Bath. The station had a main building on up platform (towards London) which has a canopy and the platform on the opposite side had a small brick shelter also with a canopy.

Dauntsey station became the junction for the branch line to Malmesbury in 1877. The up platform was extended west of the road bridge with a bay platform used to accommodate trains on the branch line. The canopy used for the branch line platform was moved to Yatton station which can still be seen today. Most of Dauntsey station was demolished in 1977. However, the station house and the up platform remain.