Hullavington railway station
| Hullavington | |
|---|---|
 Near the site of the station, 1995 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hullavington |
| Area | Wiltshire |
| Coordinates | 51°32′39″N 2°08′45″W / 51.5442°N 2.1459°WCoordinates: 51°32′39″N 2°08′45″W / 51.5442°N 2.1459°W |
| Grid reference | ST900828 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1903 | Station opened |
| 3 April 1961 | Station closed to passengers |
| 4 October 1965 | Station closed completely |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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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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Hullavington railway station served the civil parish of Hullavington, Wiltshire, England from 1903 to 1965 on the South Wales Main Line.
History
The station was opened in 1903 by the Great Western Railway, on an embankment just west of the Hullavington-Norton road, about half a mile north of Hullavington village.[1] There was a goods yard and a weighbridge. The station closed to passengers on 3 April 1961 and to goods traffic on 4 October 1965.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet ST88". National Library of Scotland. 1951. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
- ↑ "Hullavington". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Somerford Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway South Wales Main Line |
Badminton Line open, station closed | ||
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