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in 1857; this met the
Chippenham-Westbury line to the east of the village. Although most sources give a slightly later date of 1861, recent research has found that a single interchange island platform was reported at the junction from 1857: this allowed passengers to transfer between main and branch
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was the death knell for the junction. The
Devizes Branch was recommended for closure, as were the stations between Chippenham and Trowbridge. The goods yard closed in October 1963; the goods shed having been largely demolished in 1953. The station and branch line closed in April 1966. The 48-lever
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The station master's house remains, but all remaining buildings on the old station site were demolished in 1970. The site was used as a builders merchants' depot before becoming a light industrial estate. Some of the site is also used as a caravan storage facility.
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While most of the
Devizes branch was lifted shortly after closure, a spur from Holt station was retained as a long siding until 1981, when it too was lifted. This was used for the storage of empty wagons, and as a stabling point for the
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Company opened their line southward from
Thingley Junction near Chippenham, at first only as far as Westbury. The line passed Holt village to the southeast but there were no local stations. In 1850, the line was sold to the
871:). The reopening of Melksham station in 1985 saw the resumption of regular passenger services between Swindon and Westbury on the Thingley-Bradford Junction route. The line is also one of the routes used by the
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The station was reconfigured and connected to the village by a footpath in 1874; in 1877 a road connection was made and a goods shed was built. In 1895, the station gained a footbridge and a platform building.
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production. In 1909, a large covered loading bay for milk was built to the west of the station; this remained in use until the factory gained a direct rail connection in 1934.
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The site retains road access to the remaining railway line, for engineering purposes. Freight services, particularly heavy aggregate trains from limestone quarries in the
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February 1967, and the Thingley to Bradford Junction route was singled.
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link, which effectively bypassed the longer single line through
Devizes to Holt.
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Devizes line declined from 1900 after the opening of the shorter
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Branch Lines of West
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Devizes, creating a through route from the South West to
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The old station master's house at Holt
Junction, Wiltshire
862:, continue to use the line through the closed station.
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Henry Blacklock & Co., Bradshaw Works (July 1866).
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In 1897, the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company (later
938:"Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 4 - Railways"
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1794:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861
1022:. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 68–70.
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1784:Disused railway stations in Wiltshire
1762:Disused Railway Stations in Wiltshire
235:Signal box closed, main line singled.
7:
994:. Millstream Books. pp. 11–37.
908:Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2003).
757:Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
227:Station closed. Devizes line closed.
1186:Bristol and North Somerset Railway
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936:Crittall, Elizabeth, ed. (1959).
243:Remainder of Devizes line lifted.
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912:. Midhurst: Middleton Press.
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1804:Beeching closures in England
1424:Collingbourne Kingston Halt
1176:Closed railway stations in
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1020:Wiltshire Railway Stations
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1048:Bradford on Avon Museum
806:From 1905 the GWR used
691:Reading to Taunton Line
595:Reading to Taunton Line
1581:Broughton Gifford Halt
1472:Christian Malford Halt
1409:Marlborough High Level
1275:Bromham and Rowde Halt
1081:Broughton Gifford Halt
944:. University of London
942:British History Online
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211:Goods shed demolished.
1629:South Wales Main Line
1502:Highworth branch line
1404:Marlborough Low Level
1214:Salisbury branch line
1130:Great Western Railway
1093:Great Western Railway
1018:Oakley, Mike (2004).
875:sleeper service from
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179:Junction established.
166:Great Western Railway
158:Great Western Railway
149:Great Western Railway
1711:Edington and Bratton
1662:West of England line
1487:Wootton Bassett Road
1462:Box (Mill Lane) Halt
1414:Savernake High Level
1295:Reading–Taunton line
1601:Bulford Camp branch
1419:Grafton and Burbage
1341:Stanley Bridge Halt
1323:Savernake Low Level
1318:Wootton Rivers Halt
1257:Devizes branch line
1135:Devizes Branch Line
1071:Historical railways
814:Decline and closure
766:Devizes branch line
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47:General information
1535:Golden Valley line
1492:Stratton Park Halt
1303:Patney and Chirton
1199:Monkton Combe Halt
1075:Following station
1067:Preceding station
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776:line westward via
774:Reading-Hungerford
656:Patney and Chirton
219:Goods yard closed.
203:Goods shed opened.
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68:Coordinates
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1647:Brinkworth
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77:51°21′13″N
1721:Lavington
1525:Highworth
1389:Chiseldon
1369:Cricklade
1178:Wiltshire
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