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oaksey+halt+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

51°38′33″N 2°00′00″W / 51.6426°N 2.0000°W / 51.6426; -2.0000
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Oaksey Halt
The site of Oaksey Halt railway station in July 2010
General information
Location Oaksey, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates 51°38′33″N 2°00′00″W / 51.6426°N 2.0000°W / 51.6426; -2.0000
Grid reference SU000937
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
18 February 1929 (1929-02-18)Station opened
2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)Station closed

Oaksey Halt is a closed station on the Golden Valley Line south of Kemble railway station and Kemble Tunnel on the line to Swindon.

There were short (150 ft) stone platforms, each with a small corrugated iron shelter. [1] After the halt was closed in 1964, [2] the platform on the up London Paddington line remained until October 2013 when it was dismantled as part of the Swindon to Kemble redoubling works.

References

  1. ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. p. 96. ISBN  1904349331.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 325. OCLC  931112387.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kemble
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
  Minety and Ashton Keynes
Line open, station closed



oaksey+halt+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

51°38′33″N 2°00′00″W / 51.6426°N 2.0000°W / 51.6426; -2.0000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oaksey Halt
The site of Oaksey Halt railway station in July 2010
General information
Location Oaksey, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates 51°38′33″N 2°00′00″W / 51.6426°N 2.0000°W / 51.6426; -2.0000
Grid reference SU000937
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
18 February 1929 (1929-02-18)Station opened
2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)Station closed

Oaksey Halt is a closed station on the Golden Valley Line south of Kemble railway station and Kemble Tunnel on the line to Swindon.

There were short (150 ft) stone platforms, each with a small corrugated iron shelter. [1] After the halt was closed in 1964, [2] the platform on the up London Paddington line remained until October 2013 when it was dismantled as part of the Swindon to Kemble redoubling works.

References

  1. ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. p. 96. ISBN  1904349331.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 325. OCLC  931112387.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kemble
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
  Minety and Ashton Keynes
Line open, station closed



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