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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1862]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1955]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1966]]

Revision as of 01:06, 22 August 2013

Woodborough
General information
LocationWiltshire
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 site is occupied by sidings.

References

  1. ^ a b "Woodborough". Wiltshire Community History. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
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