Box railway station

Disused railway station in England

51°25′00″N 2°16′05″W / 51.416559°N 2.268137°W / 51.416559; -2.268137Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates30 June 1841 (1841-06-30)Opened4 January 1965 (1965-01-04)[1][2]Closed

Box railway station served the town of Box in Wiltshire, England. The station was on the main Great Western Railway line from London to Bristol and was opened when the Chippenham to Bath section opened in June 1841.

The Rev. W. Awdry, author of The Railway Series books lived next to the railway station and would spend many hours with his father watching the passing steam locomotives.

The name board of the former signal box with the name "Box Signal Box" is preserved in the National Railway Museum at York.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 90. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 41. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bathford Halt
Line open, station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Great Western Main Line 		  Box (Mill Lane) Halt
Line open, station closed
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Closed railway stations in Wiltshire
Bristol and North Somerset RailwaySalisbury branch lineDevizes branch lineReading–Taunton lineChippenham and Calne lineMidland and South Western Junction RailwayGreat Western Main LineHighworth branch lineGolden Valley lineWessex Main LineBulford Camp branchSouth Wales Main LineWest of England lineOther lines
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  • Disused Railway Stations in Wiltshire


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