Highworth railway station
Appearance
Highworth | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2018 | |
General information | |
Location | Highworth, Wiltshire England |
Coordinates | 51°37′51″N 1°43′04″W / 51.6309°N 1.7178°W |
Grid reference | SU196924 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway British Railways (Western Region) |
Key dates | |
9 May 1883 | Opened |
2 March 1953 | Closed to passengers |
2 August 1962 | Closed completely |
Highworth railway station served the town of Highworth, Wiltshire, England, from 1883 to 1962 on the Highworth branch line.
The station was opened on 9 May 1883 by Great Western Railway. It closed to public passengers on 2 March 1953 but it remained open for employees at Swindon Works until 2 August 1962.[1][2]
![Two tracks, with a platform and a small station building atop it.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Highworth_station%2C_1950_%28geograph_5160164%29.jpg/204px-Highworth_station%2C_1950_%28geograph_5160164%29.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Highworth railway station (site),... © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Great Western Railway Highworth branch line |
Hannington Line and station closed |