Summary
Amesbury railway station was a station in the county of Wiltshire in southern England. It was located on the Bulford Camp branch line, which diverged from what is now known as the West of England Main Line at a triangular junction between Grateley and Idmiston Halt. When it was open, Amesbury was the nearest station to Stonehenge and carried a lot of traffic to the military areas in and around Salisbury Plain, particularly during the Second World War in the preparations for D-Day.
Amesbury | |
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 Location of the former station (1992) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Amesbury, Wiltshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′32″N 1°45′58″W / 51.17542°N 1.76610°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 June 1902[1] | Station opened |
| 30 June 1952 | Station closed for passenger services |
| 1963 | Station closed completely |
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History edit
Opened on 2 June 1902[1] by the Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway,[2] and becoming part of the London and South Western Railway, the station was absorbed by the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. It then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1952 but goods trains and occasional military special trains used the station until 1963.
References edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links edit
- Pictures of the station
- First World War picture of the station
- Station on navigable O.S. map
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Newton Tony Line and station closed |
London and South Western Railway Bulford Camp Railway |
Bulford Line and station closed |