Limpley Stoke railway station
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![]() The station in 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire England |
Coordinates | 51°20′55″N 2°18′53″W / 51.348599°N 2.314733°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1857 | Opened[1] |
1966 | Closed[1] |
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Limpley Stoke railway station is a former railway station in Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, England. The station was originally started by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, which was bought by the Great Western Railway before service started. The station served as a loading point for limestone from nearby quarries until 1960.[1] Two camping coaches were positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1957.[2] The station closed in 1966, and the building is now in private hands. The line remains open, and has regular passenger service.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Monkton Combe Halt Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Bristol and North Somerset Railway (Camerton branch) | Freshford Line and station open | ||
Bathampton Line open, station closed | Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line / Heart of Wessex Line |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Limpley Stoke Station". Bradford on Avon Museum. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 95. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.