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; -2.16703
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 25–26. ISBN 1904349331.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Melksham Line and station open | Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line | Holt Junction Line open, station closed |
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Closed railway stations in Wiltshire
- Heytesbury
- Codford
- Wylye
- Langford
- Wishford
- Wilton North
- Box
- Box (Mill Lane) Halt
- Corsham
- Christian Malford Halt
- Dauntsey
- Wootton Bassett Junction
- Wootton Bassett Road
- Stratton Park Halt
- Lacock Halt
- Beanacre Halt
- Broughton Gifford Halt
- Holt Junction
- Staverton Halt
- Railway Stations in Wiltshire
- Disused Railway Stations in Wiltshire
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