Midford Halt railway station

Midford Halt
East-west beneath north-south: Camerton branch viaduct (left) dwarfed by Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway viaduct at Midford
Location
Place	Midford
Area	Somerset
Operations
Original company	Great Western Railway^[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
History
27 Feb 1911	Opened^[1]
22 Mar 1915	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
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Midford Halt railway station existed for four years between 1911 to 1915. The halt was situated on the Limpley Stoke to Camerton railway that formed part of the Great Western Railway's development of the former Bristol and North Somerset Railway, and which followed the former Somerset Coal Canal. The line was only open to passenger traffic for seven years in all, from 1910 to 1915, and from 1923 to 1925, and Midford Halt opened a year late and then did not reopen for the second period. Midford Halt was in Wiltshire; the county boundary runs up to the B3110 road at the point where the canal/railway crossed the road, and the halt was on the Wiltshire side.

The halt was located about 400 metres northeast of Midford railway station which was on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway line.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Combe Hay Halt Line and station closed		Bristol and North Somerset Railway Great Western Railway		Monkton Combe Halt Line and station closed

References

1 2 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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

Midford Halt station on navigable 1919 O. S. map

Coordinates: 51°20′44″N 2°20′33″W / 51.3456°N 2.3426°W / 51.3456; -2.3426

Closed railway stations in Wiltshire

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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

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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

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