Hannington railway station

Hannington
Site of Hannington Station, Swindon
General information
Location	Hannington, Swindon England
Coordinates	51°37′32″N1°44′19″W / 51.625626°N 1.738481°W / 51.625626; -1.738481
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 May 1883 (1883-05-09)	Opened
2 March 1953 (1953-03-02)	Closed
Location

Hannington railway station is a former railway station near Hannington, in Wiltshire, England on the Highworth Branch Line from Swindon.

The station was about a mile southeast of Hannington village, near the Blunsdon to Highworth road; ^[1] the platform had a small wooden building and there was a small goods yard. Much of the traffic was agricultural, milk in particular. ^[2]

The line operated a passenger service from 9 May 1883 until 2 March 1953, and the branch closed to all traffic in 1962. ^[2]

Although the majority of the station has disappeared the front of the platform is still visible.

References

1. "Ordnance Survey One-inch sheet 252: Swindon". National Library of Scotland. 1896. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
2. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN   1-904349-33-1.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Highworth Line and station close		Great Western Railway Highworth Branch Line		Stanton Line and station closed