Broughton Gifford Halt railway station
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| Broughton Gifford Halt | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Broughton Gifford |
| Area | Wiltshire |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 29 October 1905[1] | Opened |
| 7 February 1955[1] | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Broughton Gifford Halt was a small railway station serving Broughton Gifford in Wiltshire, England, built for the newly-introduced steam railcar service between Chippenham and Trowbridge.[1]
The halt was southeast of the village at the Mill Lane bridge, near the road between Melksham and Bradford-on-Avon; it was closed in 1955 but the line remains open.[2]
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| Melksham Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Wessex Main Line |
Holt Junction Line open, station closed |
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