Highworth railway station

Highworth
Highworth
	The site of the station in 2018
General information
Location	Highworth, Wiltshire ; England
Coordinates	51°37′51″N1°43′04″W / 51.6309°N 1.7178°W
Grid reference	SU196924
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway; British Railways (Western Region)
Key dates
9 May 1883	Opened
2 March 1953	Closed to passengers
2 August 1962	Closed completely

Last updated October 21, 2023

Highworth railway station served the town of Highworth, Wiltshire, England, from 1883 to 1962 on the Highworth branch line.

The station was opened on 9 May 1883 by Great Western Railway. It closed to public passengers on 2 March 1953 but it remained open for employees at Swindon Works until 2 August 1962.^[1]^[2]

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References

↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC 931112387.
↑ "Highworth railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Great Western Railway Highworth branch line		Hannington Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC 931112387.

[HighworthStationInfo-2] "Highworth railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

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