Limpley Stoke railway station

Limpley Stoke

The station in 2010
Location
Place Limpley Stoke
Area Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°20′55″N 2°18′53″W / 51.348599°N 2.314733°W / 51.348599; -2.314733Coordinates: 51°20′55″N 2°18′53″W / 51.348599°N 2.314733°W / 51.348599; -2.314733
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1857 (1857) Opened[1]
1966 (1966) Closed[1]
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Limpley Stoke railway station is a former railway station in Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, UK. The station was originally started by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, which was bought by the Great Western Railway before service started. The station served as a loading point for limestone from nearby quarries until 1960.[1] The station closed in 1966, and the building is in private hands. The line remains open, and has regular passenger service.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Monkton Combe Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
(Camerton branch)
  Freshford
Line and station open
Bathampton
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Limpley Stoke Station". Bradford on Avon Museum. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2013-08-18.


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