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Heytesbury railway station

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1008: 37: 982: 970: 233:. Originally just a single track, the line was doubled eastwards in 1899 and then westwards to Warminster the following year. The original platform became the one used by trains towards Salisbury and a second was added with a small waiting shelter when the line was doubled, but there was never a footbridge between the two platforms. A 1049: 1083: 1078: 392: 1088: 1042: 1073: 1068: 985: 73: 438: 350: 222: 251:, which was opposite the goods shed, remained open until May 1968. The original station building is still standing but the rest of the station was demolished. 648: 1035: 585: 825: 772: 706: 240:
A 3.5 miles (5.6 km) branch line from the west end of the station was in use from about 1916 to 1926 to serve a military camp and hospital at
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stood on the north side of the line, to the east of the passenger facilities.
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The station serving Heytesbury opened on 30 June 1856, on the
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Heytesbury
Wiltshire
51°10′35″N 2°06′41″W / 51.1764°N 2.1114°W / 51.1764; -2.1114
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
Heytesbury
Wiltshire
Wylye Valley
Warminster
Salisbury branch line
Great Western Railway
Tytherington
goods shed
Sutton Veny
signal box
"Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 4: Railways"
ISBN
1-904349-33-1
Historical railways
Warminster
Great Western Railway
Salisbury branch line
Codford
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Wiltshire
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
Midford Halt

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