Seend railway station
Seend railway station was near the village of Seend in Wiltshire, England. The station was a stop on the Devizes Branch Line, between Semington and Bromham & Rowde. Its position northwest of the village was chosen to serve the iron ore quarry and iron works at Seend Cleeve.[1]
Seend | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Seend, Wiltshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°21′21″N 2°05′44″W / 51.3557°N 2.0955°W |
| Grid reference | ST934618 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1857 | Opened |
| 1966 | Closed |
After the completion of the Devizes line, the junction at Holt made the line part of the fastest route from London to the West Country. The line suffered from reduced traffic after the completion in 1900 of the Stert and Westbury Railway between Patney and Chirton station and Westbury, which by-passed the Devizes branch to shorten the London to Plymouth journey by five miles.
Seend station and the entire Devizes Branch Line were closed under the Beeching cuts. Both were destroyed in 1970.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. p. 117. ISBN 1904349331.
External links edit
- Crittall, Elizabeth, ed. (1959). "Railways". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 280–293. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via British History Online.
- "Great Western Railway – Devizes Branch". Well House Consultants Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromham and Rowde Halt Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Devizes Branch Line | Semington Halt Line and station closed |