Wootton_Bassett_Road_railway_station

Wootton Bassett Road railway station

Wootton Bassett Road railway station

Former railway station in England

Not to be confused with Wootton Bassett Junction railway station.

Wootton Bassett Road railway station was opened on 17 December 1840 as Hay Lane as the temporary terminus of the Great Western Railway (GWR) when it was extended from Faringdon Road. It was located about 4 miles (6.4 km) by road east of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, England.[1][2]

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Basic locomotive facilities were provided here, and stagecoaches carried passengers to Bath, where they could join another GWR train for the remainder of the journey to Bristol. The GWR was opened from here to Chippenham on 31 May 1841, but the temporary station remained in use here until 30 June 1841 and the locomotive facilities until sometime the following year. It was superseded by the permanent Wootton Bassett station on 30 July 1841, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    MacDermot, E T (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. 1 (1833–1863) (1 ed.). London: Great Western Railway.
  2. [2]
    Historic England. "Wootton Bassett Road Station (1334090)". Research records (formerly PastScape).
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