Chipping Sodbury railway station

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Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury railway station MMB 01.jpg
The remains of the station viewed from the west.
General information
Location Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates 51°31′56″N2°22′44″W / 51.5323°N 2.379°W / 51.5323; -2.379
Grid reference ST736815
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
1 July 1903 (1903-07-01)Station opened
3 April 1961 (1961-04-03)Station closed to passengers [1]
20 June 1966 (1966-06-20)Station closed to goods
Location
Chipping Sodbury railway station

Chipping Sodbury railway station was a railway station on the South Wales Main Line serving the town of Chipping Sodbury in Gloucestershire.

The station opened on 1 July 1903, and closed to passengers on 3 April 1961, and to goods on 20 June 1966. [2] [3]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 124. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 60. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Badminton
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line
  Coalpit Heath
Line open, station closed