Box railway station
Box | |
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![]() Box railway station in 1963 | |
Location | |
Place | Box |
Area | County of Wiltshire |
Coordinates | 51°25′00″N 2°16′05″W / 51.416559°N 2.268137°WCoordinates: 51°25′00″N 2°16′05″W / 51.416559°N 2.268137°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
30 June 1841 | Opened |
4 January 1965 | 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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Box railway station served the town of Box in Wiltshire, England. The station was on the main Great Western Railway line from London to Bristol and was opened when the Chippenham to Bath section opened in June 1841.
The Reverend Wilbert Awdry, author of the 'Thomas The Tank Engine' books lived next to the railway station. The name board of the former signal box with the name "Box Signal Box" is preserved in the National Railway Museum at York
References
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Bathford Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Great Western Main Line |
Box (Mill Lane) Halt Line open, station closed |
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