Stratton railway station

Stratton
The site of the station in 2018
General information
Location	Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire England
Coordinates	51°35′16″N1°45′19″W / 51.5877°N 1.7554°W / 51.5877; -1.7554
Grid reference	SU170876
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 May 1883 (1883-05-09)	Opened
2 March 1953 (1953-03-02)	Closed for regular passenger trains
3 August 1962	complete closure
Location

Stratton railway station served the village of Stratton St Margaret, in the historic county of Wiltshire, England, from 1883 to 1953 on the Highworth branch line.

History

The station was opened on 9 May 1883 by the Great Western Railway. It closed to passengers on 2 March 1953, ^[1] although it was still used by employees of Swindon Works until 3 August 1962. ^[2] Nothing remains. ^[3]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 222. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 409. OCLC   931112387.
3. "Stratton railway station (site), Swindon © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stanton Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Highworth branch line		Swindon Line and station open