Stratton Park Halt railway station

Stratton Park Halt
Location
Place Stratton St Margaret
Area Borough of Swindon
Coordinates 51°34′38″N 1°44′17″W / 51.5773°N 1.7381°W / 51.5773; -1.7381Coordinates: 51°34′38″N 1°44′17″W / 51.5773°N 1.7381°W / 51.5773; -1.7381
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
December 1840 (1840-12) Opened[1]
7 December 1964 (1964-12-07) Closed[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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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
Swindon
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line
  Shrivenham
Line open, station closed


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