Woodborough railway station is a former railway station in Woodborough, Wiltshire, UK on the Reading to Taunton line. The line opened in 1862, providing a link to Devizes. The station closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts. Today the line is still in use and the station's sidings remain in place.[2]
Woodborough | |
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Woodborough Sidings, the site of the former station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Woodborough, Wiltshire England |
| Coordinates | 51.33516°N 1.85106°W / 51.33516; -1.85106 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 (1862) | Opened[1] |
| 1966 (1966) | Closed[1] |
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Manningford Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Berks and Hants Railway |
Patney and Chirton Line open, station closed | ||
Closed railway stations in Wiltshire | |
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| Bristol and North Somerset Railway |
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| Salisbury branch line |
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| Devizes branch line |
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| Reading–Taunton line |
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| Chippenham and Calne line |
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| Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
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| Great Western Main Line |
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| Highworth branch line |
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| Golden Valley line |
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| Wessex Main Line |
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| Bulford Camp branch |
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| South Wales Main Line |
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| West of England line |
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| Other lines |
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