Badminton railway station
| Badminton | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Badminton |
| Area | South Gloucestershire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 July 1903 | Station opened |
| 3 June 1968 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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View eastward, towards Swindon in 1961
Badminton railway station is a closed railway station in Gloucestershire, England. It served the villages of Badminton and Acton Turville.
History
Opened by the Great Western Railway and nationalised into British Railways on 1 January 1948, the station was closed in 1968
The site today
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
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Chris Leigh , (1981). GWR Country Stations. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1108-7
External links
- Badminton on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Badminton on Geograph
- The local M.P. raises the closure in Parliament
Coordinates: 51°31′49″N 2°16′32″W / 51.53025°N 2.27552°W
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