Calne railway station

Calne
Calne
	Probable site of trackbed near Calne station, 1989
General information
Location	Calne, Wiltshire; England
Grid reference	ST995706
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Calne Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
3 November 1863	Opened
20 September 1965	Closed

Calne railway station was opened on 3 November 1863 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for their 5 miles (8.0 km) Chippenham and Calne branch line from the Great Western Main Line at Chippenham, England. It was a short distance from Calne town centre and had one platform.

The station, when first opened, had its own engine shed. In the early years, the seven sidings were usually full due to the amount of traffic arriving from the nearby Chippenham station.

Following closure in 1965 as part of the nationwide Beeching Axe, the buildings were left to be vandalised but were eventually taken down. A few years later the Station Road Industrial Estate was built on the site, which in turn was replaced by a housing development in 2014.

Chippenham
& Calne Line

Legend

Great Western Main Line

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Black Dog Halt		BR (Western Region) Chippenham and Calne Line		Terminus

References

^ "Disused Stations: Calne Station".
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

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[1] "Disused Stations: Calne Station".

[2] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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