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Seend railway station was near the village of Seend in Wiltshire, England. The station was a stop on the Devizes Branch Line, between Semington and Bromham & Rowde. Its position northwest of the village was chosen to serve the iron ore mine and iron works at Seend Cleeve.[1]

Seend
General information
Location	Seend, Wiltshire England
Coordinates	51.3557°N 2.0955°W / 51.3557; -2.0955
Grid reference	ST934618
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1857	Opened
1966	Closed

After the completion of the Devizes line, the junction at Holt allowed the fastest route from London to the West Country. However the line lost to competition and reverted to a branch line in 1900.

The station suffered from reduced traffic after the completion of the Stert and Westbury Railway between Patney and Chirton railway station and Westbury, which by-passed the Devizes Branch Line to reduce the London to Plymouth journey by 5 miles.

Seend station and the entire Devizes Branch Line were closed under the Beeching cuts. Both were destroyed in 1970.

See also

• Devizes Branch Line
• Devizes railway station

References

External links

• "Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 4 pp280-293 - Railways". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
• "Great Western Railway - Devizes Branch". Well House Consultants Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bromham and Rowde Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Devizes Branch Line		Semington Halt Line and station closed

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