Wilton North | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Wilton,Wiltshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°05′14″N1°51′32″W / 51.0871°N 1.8590°W /51.0871; -1.8590 |
| Grid reference | SU099319 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 30 June 1856 (1856-06-30) | Opened as Wilton |
| September 1949 | renamed Wilton North |
| 19 September 1955 (1955-09-19) | Closed to passengers |
| 6 September 1965 (1965-09-06) | Closed to freight |
Wilton North railway station is a former railway station servingWilton,Wiltshire, England. The station was opened in 1856 by theGreat Western Railway on itsSalisbury branch fromWestbury. It was closed to passengers in 1955 and completely in 1965.
Opened with the line on 30 June 1856, the station had at first just one platform, on the left of trains towards Westbury. A second platform was added when the line was doubled in 1896. Along with other local stations it was closed on 19 September 1955, but remained open for goods traffic until 6 September 1965. Thegoods shed remains intact and is used as a shop.[1]
A short distance to the south, theSalisbury and Yeovil Railway opened a station calledWilton in 1859, on the route that became theWest of England line of theLondon and South Western Railway. In September 1949 the former LSWR station was renamedWilton South, and the former GWR station became "Wilton North".
In 2015, the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership proposed a new Wilton Parkway station immediately to the east, on the other side of Kingsway road bridge.[2] A two-platform, six-carriage-length station would serve the adjacent Park and Ride, as well as theFugglestone Red housing estate which was being built on the former and adjacentErskine Barracks site.[3] Besides providing a link to Salisbury and access to London services, there could be services to other parts of Wiltshire on theTransWilts route.[4]
As of 2021[update],Wiltshire Council continues to support the proposal (sometimes called Wilton Junction),[4] but no government funding has been forthcoming.[5] Wilton was not among the projects selected for feasibility studies by theDepartment for Transport under the 2020–2021 "Restoring your railway" initiative.[6]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wishford Line open, station closed | Great Western Railway Salisbury branch line | Salisbury Line and station open | ||
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