Calne railway station

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Calne

Probable site of 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
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Calne railway station was opened on 3 November 1863 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for the branch line from the Great Western mainline (with a junction at Chippenham). It was situated a short distance from Calne town centre and was equipped with only one platform. The station, when first opened, had its own engine shed.

In the early years of the station's history, the seven sidings were usually full due to the amount of traffic coming in from the nearby Chippenham railway station. Calne was the terminus of the 5 mi line from Chippenham.

The station was always for public use all the way from its beginning until its closure in 1965, as part of the nationwide Beeching Axe. It closed and the buildings were left to be vandalised but were eventually taken down. A few years later, the area was built on to become Station Road Industrial Estate.

Chippenham and Calne Line

Legend

Great Western Main Line

Chippenham

Stanley Bridge Halt

Black Dog Halt

Calne

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

v t e Closed railway stations in Wiltshire

Bristol and North Somerset Railway	Midford Halt Monkton Combe Halt Limpley Stoke

Salisbury Branch Line	Heytesbury Codford Wylye Langford Wishford Wilton North

Devizes Branch Line	Semington Halt Seend Bromham and Rowde Halt Devizes Pans Lane Halt

Reading to Taunton line	Patney and Chirton Woodborough Manningford Halt Wootton Rivers Halt Savernake Low Level

Chippenham and Calne Line	Stanley Bridge Halt Black Dog Halt Calne

Midland and South Western Junction Railway	Cricklade Moredon Halt Rushey Platt Swindon Town Chiseldon Chiseldon Camp Ogbourne Marlborough Low Level Marlborough High Level Savernake High Level Grafton and Burbage Collingbourne Kingston Halt Collingbourne Ludgershall Tidworth

Great Western Main Line	Box Box (Mill Lane) Halt Corsham Christian Malford Halt Dauntsey Wootton Bassett Wootton Bassett Road Stratton Park Halt

Highworth branch line	Stratton Stanton Hannington Highworth

Golden Valley Line	Oaksey Halt Minety and Ashton Keynes Purton

Wessex Main Line	Lacock Halt Beanacre Halt Broughton Gifford Halt Holt Junction Staverton Halt

Bulford Camp Branch	Bulford Amesbury Newton Tony

South Wales Main Line	Hullavington Little Somerford Brinkworth Great Somerford

West of England Main Line	Dinton Idmiston Halt Porton Semley Wilton South

Other lines	Downton Edington and Bratton Fovant Lavington Malmesbury

Coordinates: 51°26′07″N 2°00′31″W / 51.43530°N 2.00858°W / 51.43530; -2.00858

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