Broughton Gifford Halt railway station
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Broughton Gifford Halt | |||||
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The site of the station in 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°21′49″N 2°10′01″W / 51.36373°N 2.16703°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 29 October 1905 [1] | ||||
| Closed | 7 February 1955 [1][2] | ||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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Broughton Gifford Halt was a small railway station serving Broughton Gifford in Wiltshire, England, opened in 1905 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.[3]
