Badminton railway station
Badminton railway station is a closed railway station in Gloucestershire, England on the line between Wootton Bassett to the east, and Patchway and Filton to the west. It served the villages of Badminton and Acton Turville.
Badminton | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Badminton, South Gloucestershire England |
| Coordinates | 51.53025°N 2.27552°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1903 | Station opened |
| 3 June 1968 | Station closed |
View eastward, towards Swindon in 1961
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1903 and became part of British Railways on 1 January 1948. The station was closed in 1968.
The station buildings and sections of platforms still stand derelict with trains passing through the site on the South Wales Main Line.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hullavington | Great Western Railway South Wales Main Line |
Chipping Sodbury | ||
Further reading
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Leigh, Chris (1981). GWR Country Stations. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1108-7
External links
- Badminton on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Badminton on Geograph
- The local M.P. raises the closure in Parliament – May 1968
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