Ogbourne railway station
Former railway station in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ogbourne railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Wiltshire, England. The station opened on 27 July 1881 on the Swindon Town to Marlborough section of the Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway.[1] In 1883, a northwards extension, the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway, opened from Swindon Town to Cirencester Watermoor, with further northward extension to a junction with the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham to Banbury line near Andoversford opening in 1891, enabling through trains from the Midlands to the south, through Ogbourne. The SM&AR and the S&CER had in 1884 amalgamated to form the M&SWJR.
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Ogbourne | |
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General information | |
Location | Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire England |
Coordinates | 51.4690°N 1.7102°W / 51.4690; -1.7102 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
27 July 1881 | Station opens |
1961 | Station closes |
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