Badminton railway station

Badminton railway station is a closed railway station in Gloucestershire, England on the line between Wootton Bassett to the east, and Patchway and Filton to the west. It served the villages of Badminton and Acton Turville.

Badminton
General information
LocationBadminton, South Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates51°31′49″N 2°16′32″W / 51.53025°N 2.27552°W / 51.53025; -2.27552
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1903Station opened
3 June 1968Station closed
View eastward, towards Swindon in 1961

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1903 and became part of British Railways on 1 January 1948. The station was closed in 1968.

The station buildings and sections of platforms still stand derelict with trains passing through the site on the South Wales Main Line.

 

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hullavington   Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line
  Chipping Sodbury

 

Further reading

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  • 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Leigh, Chris (1981). GWR Country Stations. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1108-7

 

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