Oaksey Halt is a closed station on the Golden Valley Line south of Kemble railway station and Kemble Tunnel on the line to Swindon.
Oaksey Halt | |
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The site of Oaksey Halt railway station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Oaksey, Wiltshire England |
| Coordinates | 51.6426°N 2.0000°W / 51.6426; -2.0000 |
| Grid reference | SU000937 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 February 1929 (1929-02-18) | Station opened |
| 2 November 1964 (1964-11-02) | Station closed |
There were short (150 ft) stone platforms, each with a small corrugated iron shelter.[1] After the halt was closed in 1964,[2] the platform on the up London Paddington line remained until October 2013 when it was dismantled as part of the Swindon to Kemble redoubling works.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Kemble Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway |
Minety and Ashton Keynes Line open, station closed | ||
Closed railway stations in Wiltshire | |
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| Bristol and North Somerset Railway | |
| Salisbury branch line |
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| Devizes branch line | |
| Reading–Taunton line |
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| Chippenham and Calne line | |
| Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
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| Great Western Main Line | |
| Highworth branch line | |
| Golden Valley line | |
| Wessex Main Line |
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| Bulford Camp branch | |
| South Wales Main Line |
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| West of England line | |
| Other lines |
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