Swindon Town railway station

Swindon Town
The station in the early 1900s
General information
LocationSwindon, Swindon
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySwindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and South Western Junction Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
27 July 1881[1]Opened
11 September 1961Closed to passengers
1 November 1966[2]Goods facilities withdrawn
1972closed completely
Railway lines in Swindon
Stratton
Stratton Park Halt
Stratton St Margaret Works
Swindon and Cricklade Railway Hayes Knoll
Chiseldon Camp Halt
Swindon and Cricklade Railway Blunsdon
Chiseldon
Moredon Halt
Swindon Town
Swindon
Rushey Platt
Purton
Wootton Bassett Junction

Swindon Town railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway at Swindon in Wiltshire, England. The station was open from 1881 to 1972, and was sited in the Old Town area about one-and-a-half miles from the Great Western Railway's Swindon Junction.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 132. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.

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