Calne | |
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 Probable site of trackbed near Calne station, 1989 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Calne, Wiltshire England |
| Grid reference | ST995706 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Calne Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 November 1863 | Opened[2] |
| 20 September 1965 | Closed |
Calne railway station was opened on 3 November 1863 by theGreat Western Railway as a terminus for their 5 miles (8.0 km)Chippenham and Calne branch line from theGreat Western Main Line at Chippenham, England. It was a short distance fromCalne town centre and had one platform.
The station, when first opened, had its own engine shed. In the early years, the seven sidings were usually full due to the amount of traffic arriving from the nearbyChippenham station.
Following closure in 1965 as part of the nationwideBeeching Axe, the buildings were left to be vandalised but were eventually taken down. A few years later the Station Road Industrial Estate was built on the site, which in turn was replaced by a housing development in 2014.
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Black Dog Halt | BR (Western Region) Chippenham and Calne Line | Terminus |
51°26′07″N2°00′31″W / 51.43530°N 2.00858°W /51.43530; -2.00858
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