Stratton Park Halt railway station
Stratton Park Halt | |
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Location | |
Place | Stratton St Margaret |
Area | Borough of Swindon |
Coordinates | 51°34′38″N 1°44′17″W / 51.5773°N 1.7381°WCoordinates: 51°34′38″N 1°44′17″W / 51.5773°N 1.7381°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
December 1840 | Opened[1] |
7 December 1964 | Closed[2] |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Stratton Park Halt served the community of Stratton St Margaret, now part of the Borough of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. The station was on the main Great Western Railway line from London to Bristol and opened around 1840.[3] The Beeching cuts brought its closure in 1964, by which time it was only served by five trains per day.[2]
References
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Swindon Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Great Western Main Line |
Shrivenham Line open, station closed |
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