Limpley Stoke railway station

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Limpley Stoke
Limpley Stoke Railway Station.jpg
The station in 2010
General information
Location Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates 51°20′55″N2°18′53″W / 51.348599°N 2.314733°W / 51.348599; -2.314733
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1857 (1857)Opened [1]
1966 (1966)Closed [1]
Wessex Main Line
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St Anne's Park
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Oldfield Park
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Bath Spa
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Bathampton
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Bathampton Junction
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Limpley Stoke
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Salisbury
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Fisherton Tunnel
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Limpley Stoke railway station is a former railway station in Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, England. The station was originally started by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, which was bought by the Great Western Railway before service started. The station served as a loading point for limestone from nearby quarries until 1960. [1] Two camping coaches were positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1957. [2] The station closed in 1966, and the building is now in private hands. The line remains open, and has regular passenger service.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Monkton Combe Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
(Camerton branch)
  Freshford
Line and station open
Bathampton
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wessex Main Line /
Heart of Wessex Line
 

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Limpley Stoke Station". Bradford on Avon Museum. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 95. ISBN   1-870119-53-3.