Wishford railway station explained

Wishford
Status:Disused
Borough:Great Wishford, Wiltshire
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Events:Opened
Events1:Closed

Wishford railway station is a former station in Great Wishford, Wiltshire, England, on the GWR's Warminster–Salisbury line.

The single-platform station at opened on 30 June 1856, on the left of trains travelling towards Salisbury. The line was doubled in 1901 and a second platform, reached by a footbridge, was then provided. The station was closed entirely on 19 September 1955[1] but the station master's house remains as a private residence.[2]

References

  1. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 461. 931112387.
  2. Book: Oakley, Mike . Wiltshire Railway Stations . The Dovecote Press . 2004 . 1-904349-33-1 . Wimborne . 147.