Heytesbury railway station

Heytesbury

Site of the station (1994)
Location
Place Heytesbury
Area Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°10′35″N 2°06′41″W / 51.176358°N 2.111375°W / 51.176358; -2.111375Coordinates: 51°10′35″N 2°06′41″W / 51.176358°N 2.111375°W / 51.176358; -2.111375
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
30 June 1856 (1856-06-30) Opened
19 September 1955 (1955-09-19) Closed
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Heytesbury railway station is a former railway station in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, UK, in the Wylye Valley, about three miles south of Warminster. The station serving Heytesbury opened on 30 June 1856. Originally just a single track, this was doubled eastwards in 1899 and then westwards to Warminster the following year. The original platform became the one used by trains towards Salisbury and a second was added with a small waiting shelter when the line was doubled but there was never a footbridge between the two platforms. A goods shed was situated on the north side of the line to the east of the passenger facilities.

A 3.5 miles (5.6 km) branch line from the west end of the station was in use from about 1916 to 1926 to serve a military camp and hospital at Sutton Veny.

The station closed on 19 September 1955 but the signal box, which was opposite the goods shed, remained open until May 1968. The original station building is still standing.[1]

References

  1. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Warminster
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Wessex Main Line
  Codford
Line open, station closed
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