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 |
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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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