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Wootton Rivers Halt railway station

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Former railway station in England

Wootton Rivers Halt
The site of the station in 2015
General information
LocationWootton Rivers, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°21′50″N 1°43′00″W / 51.3638°N 1.7166°W / 51.3638; -1.7166
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
24 September 1928 (1928-09-24)Opened
18 April 1966 (1966-04-18)Closed

Wootton Rivers Halt railway station is a former railway station in Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England, on the Reading to Taunton line. The station opened in 1928 at the south end of the village, near the south bank of the Kennet and Avon Canal, and closed in 1966.

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 465. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Savernake Low Level
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Berks and Hants Railway
  Pewsey
Line and station open
Closed railway stations in Wiltshire
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
Salisbury branch line
Devizes branch line
Reading–Taunton line
Chippenham and Calne line
Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Great Western Main Line
Highworth branch line
Golden Valley line
Wessex Main Line
Bulford Camp branch
South Wales Main Line
West of England line
Other lines


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