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Chiseldon Camp railway station

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the Americans were stationed in large numbers at the then-named Chiseldon Camp and the line was extensively used for military transportation, as it linked the Midlands to the south. But traffic on the M&SWJR fell steeply after the War and the line closed to passengers in 1961, with goods
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and with greater competition from road transport, a halt was opened on the main line itself about half a mile from the camp. The station was a single platform with a shelter, and it was unstaffed and run from Chiseldon station.
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facilities withdrawn from this section of the line at the same time. No trace of the station now remains; the rail route is part of the
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when the line opened as the Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway in 1881, and during the
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a long siding was built from the station to the military camp at
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In 1930, with the M&SWJR having been taken over by the
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View from the site of Chiseldon Camp Halt towards the south
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Chiseldon
Wiltshire
51°30′09″N 1°43′15″W / 51.50240°N 1.72086°W / 51.50240; -1.72086
Grid reference
SU193782
Great Western Railway
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Legend
Highworth branch line
Great Western Main Line
London
Stratton
Stratton Park Halt
Midland & Sth Western Jn Rly
Cheltenham
Midland & Sth Western Jn Rly
Southampton
Swindon and Cricklade Railway
Hayes Knoll
Chiseldon Camp Halt
Swindon and Cricklade Railway
Blunsdon
Chiseldon
Moredon Halt
Swindon Town
Moredon Power Station
Swindon

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