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Hullavington railway station

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Disused railway station in Hullavington, Wiltshire

Hullavington
Near the site of the station, 1995
General information
LocationHullavington, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°32′39″N 2°08′45″W / 51.5442°N 2.1459°W / 51.5442; -2.1459
Grid referenceST900828
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1903 (1903-07-01)Opened
3 April 1961Closed to passengers
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)Closed completely

Hullavington railway station served the civil parish of Hullavington, Wiltshire, England from 1903 to 1965 on the South Wales Main Line.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1903 by the Great Western Railway, on an embankment just west of the Hullavington-Norton road, about half a mile north of Hullavington village. There was a goods yard and a weighbridge. The station closed to passengers on 3 April 1961 and to goods traffic on 4 October 1965.

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 235. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet ST88". National Library of Scotland. 1951. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
  4. "Hullavington". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Little Somerford
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line
  Badminton
Line open, station closed


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