Wootton Rivers Halt railway station

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Wootton Rivers Halt
Wootton Rivers railway station (site), Wiltshire (geograph 4774710).jpg
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates 51°21′50″N1°43′00″W / 51.3638°N 1.7166°W / 51.3638; -1.7166 Coordinates: 51°21′50″N1°43′00″W / 51.3638°N 1.7166°W / 51.3638; -1.7166
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
24 September 1928 (1928-09-24)Opened
18 April 1966 (1966-04-18)Closed

Wootton Rivers Halt railway station is a former railway station in Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England, on the Reading to Taunton line. The station opened in 1928 at the south end of the village, near the south bank of the Kennet and Avon Canal, and closed in 1966. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 465. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN   1-904349-33-1.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Savernake Low Level
Line open, station closed		  Great Western Railway
Berks and Hants Railway 		  Pewsey
Line and station open


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