Broughton Gifford Halt railway station

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Coordinates51°21′49″N 2°10′01″W / 51.36373°N 2.16703°W / 51.36373; -2.16703
Platforms2
StatusDisused
Broughton Gifford Halt
The site of the station in 2011
General information
LocationBroughton Gifford, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°21′49″N 2°10′01″W / 51.36373°N 2.16703°W / 51.36373; -2.16703
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened29 October 1905 (1905-10-29) [1]
Closed7 February 1955 (1955-02-07) [1][2]
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Location

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]

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