Broughton Gifford Halt railway station

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]

Broughton Gifford Halt
The site of the station in 2011
General information
LocationBroughton Gifford, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51.36373°N 2.16703°W / 51.36373; -2.16703
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened29 October 1905 (1905-10-29) [1]
Closed7 February 1955 (1955-02-07) [1][2]
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway

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.[3]

References
  1. 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. "Permanent Withdrawal of Passenger Service from Broughton Gifford Halt (Official Notice)". The Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser. Vol. 101, no. 5, 176. 8 January 1955. p. 8.
  3. 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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