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{{Infobox UK disused station
{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
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| name = Woodborough
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| locale = [[Woodborough, Wiltshire|Woodborough]]
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| borough = [[Wiltshire]]
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| name = Woodborough
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| image_name = Woodborough Sidings - geograph.org.uk - 1398476.jpg
| caption = Woodborough Sidings, the site of the former station
| status = Disused
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| image = Woodborough Sidings - geograph.org.uk - 1398476.jpg
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| original = [[Great Western Railway]]
| caption = Woodborough Sidings, the site of the former station
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| postgroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
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| borough = [[Woodborough, Wiltshire|Woodborough]], [[Wiltshire]]
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| latitude = 51.33516
| country = England
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| longitude = -1.85106
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| original = [[Great Western Railway]]
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| years = {{Start date|1862|df=yes}}
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| postgroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
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| events = Opened<ref name="Wilts history">{{cite web| url=http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom.php?id=254| accessdate=2013-08-13| title=Woodborough| work=Wiltshire Community History}}</ref>
| years1 = {{end date|1966|df=y}}
| years = {{Start date|1862|df=yes}}
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| events = Opened<ref name="Wilts history">{{cite web| url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Community/Index/254| access-date=2013-08-13| title=Woodborough| work=Wiltshire Community History| publisher=Wiltshire Council}}</ref>
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| years1 = {{end date|1966|df=y}}
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'''Woodborough railway station''' is a former railway station in [[Woodborough, Wiltshire|Woodborough]], [[Wiltshire]], UK on the [[Reading to Taunton line]]. The line opened in 1862, providing a link to {{stnlink|Devizes}}. The station closed in 1966 as part of the [[Beeching cuts]]. Today the line is still in use and the station's sidings remain in place.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oakley|first1=Mike|title=Wiltshire Railway Stations|date=2004|publisher=The Dovecote Press|isbn=1904349331|page=148}}</ref>

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'''Woodborough railway station''' is a former railway station in [[Woodborough, Wiltshire|Woodborough]], [[Wiltshire]], [[UK]] on the [[Reading to Taunton line]]. The line opened in 1862, providing a link to {{stnlink|Devizes}}. The station closed in 1966 as part of the [[Beeching cuts]]. Today, the line is still in use, and the station site is occupied by sidings.


==References==
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|route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Reading to Taunton line]]</small>
|route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Berks and Hants Railway]]</small>
|col={{GWR colour}}
|col={{GWR colour}}
|next={{stnlink|Patney and Chirton}}<br /><small>Line open, station closed</small>}}
|next={{stnlink|Patney and Chirton}}<br /><small>Line open, station closed</small>}}
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[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1856]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862]]
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 23 May 2023

Woodborough
Woodborough Sidings, the site of the former station
General information
LocationWoodborough, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°20′07″N 1°51′04″W / 51.33516°N 1.85106°W / 51.33516; -1.85106
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1862 (1862)Opened[1]
1966 (1966)Closed[1]

Woodborough railway station is a former railway station in Woodborough, Wiltshire, UK on the Reading to Taunton line. The line opened in 1862, providing a link to Devizes. The station closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts. Today the line is still in use and the station's sidings remain in place.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Woodborough". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. The Dovecote Press. p. 148. ISBN 1904349331.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Manningford Halt
Line open, station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Berks and Hants Railway 		  Patney and Chirton
Line open, station closed


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