Moredon Halt railway station

Moredon Halt
General information
Location	Swindon England
Coordinates	51°35′06″N1°49′28″W / 51.5851°N 1.8245°W / 51.5851; -1.8245
Grid reference	SU122873
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
25 March 1913 (1913-03-25)	Station opened
28 September 1924 (1924-09-28)	Station closed
Location

Moredon Halt railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Wiltshire. The station, a few miles north west of Swindon, opened on 25 March 1913 on the section of the line from Swindon Town to Cirencester that had itself opened in 1883.

Moredon Halt was built primarily for milk traffic and passenger services were not advertised, though it appears to have been used by infrequent passengers throughout its short life. It officially closed in September 1924 ^[1] but the Oakley book referred to below indicates that passenger receipts were still recorded up to 1935.

The single-platform station faced a siding that led to Moredon power station and up 100 coal wagons arrived each day. The M&SWJR line as a whole closed to passengers in 1961, but coal deliveries to the power station remained until 1969.

Route

v t e Railway lines in Swindon
Legend
Highworth branch line Great Western Main Line to London Stratton Stratton Park Halt Stratton St Margaret Works Midland & Sth Western Jn Rly to Cheltenham Midland & Sth Western Jn Rly to Southampton Hayes Knoll Chiseldon Camp Halt Blunsdon Chiseldon Taw Valley Halt Swindon Town Moredon Halt Swindon Moredon Power Station Rushey Platt Purton Golden Valley line Wootton Bassett Junction South Wales Main Line to Swansea Great Western Main Line to Bristol

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Blunsdon		Midland and South Western Junction Railway Swindon & Cheltenham Extension Railway		Rushey Platt

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 163. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

• Wiltshire Railway Stations, Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, Wimborne, 2004, ISBN   1-904349-33-1