Chipping Sodbury railway station

Chipping Sodbury railway station was a railway station on the South Wales Main Line serving the town of Chipping Sodbury in Gloucestershire.

Chipping Sodbury
The remains of the station viewed from the west.
General information
Location	Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire England
Coordinates	51°31′56″N 2°22′44″W / 51.5323°N 2.379°W / 51.5323; -2.379
Grid reference	ST736815
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	GWR
Post-grouping	GWR
Key dates
1 July 1903 (1903-07-01)	Station opened
3 April 1961 (1961-04-03)	Station closed to passengers^[1]
20 June 1966 (1966-06-20)	Station closed to goods

The station opened on 1 July 1903, and closed to passengers on 3 April 1961, and to goods on 20 June 1966.^[2]^[3]

References edit

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 124. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Badminton Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway South Wales Main Line		Coalpit Heath Line open, station closed

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