Broughton Gifford Halt railway station

Disused railway station in England

51°21′49″N 2°10′01″W / 51.36373°N 2.16703°W / 51.36373; -2.16703Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOpened29 October 1905 (1905-10-29) [1]Closed7 February 1955 (1955-02-07) [1][2]Original companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western Railway

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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
  • v
  • t
  • e
Closed railway stations in Wiltshire
Bristol and North Somerset RailwaySalisbury branch line
Devizes branch lineReading–Taunton lineChippenham and Calne lineMidland and South Western Junction RailwayGreat Western Main LineHighworth branch lineGolden Valley lineWessex Main LineBulford Camp branchSouth Wales Main LineWest of England lineOther lines
  • Railway Stations in Wiltshire
  • Disused Railway Stations in Wiltshire


Stub icon

This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e