Broughton Gifford Halt railway station

Broughton Gifford Halt
Location
Place Broughton Gifford
Area Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°21′49″N 2°10′01″W / 51.36373°N 2.16703°W / 51.36373; -2.16703Coordinates: 51°21′49″N 2°10′01″W / 51.36373°N 2.16703°W / 51.36373; -2.16703
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
29 October 1905[1] Opened
7 February 1955[1] Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Broughton Gifford Halt was a small railway station serving Broughton Gifford in Wiltshire, England, opened in 1905 for the newly introduced steam railcar service between Chippenham and Trowbridge.[1]

The halt was southeast of the village at the Mill Lane bridge, near the road between Melksham and Bradford-on-Avon; it was closed in 1955 but the line remains open.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Crittall, Elizabeth, ed. (1959). "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 4 pp 280-293: Railways". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 1904349331.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Melksham
Line and station open		   Great Western Railway
Wessex Main Line		   Holt Junction
Line open, station closed


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