Hullavington railway station

Hullavington railway station served the civil parish of Hullavington, Wiltshire, England from 1903 to 1965 on the South Wales Main Line.

Hullavington
Near the site of the station, 1995
General information
LocationHullavington, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51.5442°N 2.1459°W / 51.5442; -2.1459
Grid referenceST900828
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1903 (1903-07-01)Opened
3 April 1961Closed to passengers
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)Closed completely

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1903[1] by the Great Western Railway, on an embankment just west of the Hullavington-Norton road, about half a mile north of Hullavington village.[2] 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.[3][4]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 235. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet ST88". National Library of Scotland. 1951. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
  4. "Hullavington". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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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