Woodborough railway station

Woodborough

Woodborough Sidings, the site of the former station
Location
Place Woodborough
Area Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°20′07″N 1°51′04″W / 51.33516°N 1.85106°WCoordinates: 51°20′07″N 1°51′04″W / 51.33516°N 1.85106°W
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1862 Opened[1]
1966 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Woodborough". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  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