Black Dog Halt railway station

Black Dog Halt
Black Dog Halt in 2004
Location
Place	Calne
Area	Wiltshire
Operations
Original company	Calne Railway^[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
3 November 1863^[1]	Opened as Black Dog Siding^[2]
8 June 1953	Renamed Black Dog Halt^[2]
20 September 1965	Closed
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Black Dog Halt is a former railway station on the Chippenham and Calne Line.

History

Black Dog Halt was opened on 3 November 1863 by the Calne Railway company. Lord Lansdowne of Bowood House used the halt as a private station; use by the public was allowed, though it was not common knowledge. Lord Lansdowne had a special compartment in one of the Calne line's autocoaches. Later he was persuaded to allow the halt to be named on the timetable.

The Calne Railway company was sold to the Great Western Railway in 1892. After the formation of British Rail the halt was turned into a request stop.

In 1965 the halt was closed and soon the buildings were demolished. The tracks were lifted in 1967.

Today the site of the halt is being used as part of National Cycle Route 403 which runs from Chippenham to Calne.^[3] The former route of the track is also a popular route for walkers. It is possible to walk to both Calne and Bowood House from here.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stanley Bridge Halt		BR (Western Region) Chippenham and Calne Line		Calne

References

1 2 "Black Dog Halt". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
↑ "Route 403". Sustrans. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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Coordinates: 51°26′09″N 2°01′39″W / 51.4359°N 2.0275°W / 51.4359; -2.0275

Closed railway stations in Wiltshire

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Devizes Branch Line	Semington Halt Seend Bromham and Rowde Halt Devizes Pans Lane Halt

Reading to Taunton line	Patney and Chirton Woodborough Manningford Halt Wootton Rivers Halt Savernake Low Level

Chippenham and Calne Line	Stanley Bridge Halt Black Dog Halt Calne

Midland and South Western Junction Railway	Cricklade Moredon Halt Rushey Platt Swindon Town Chiseldon Chiseldon Camp Ogbourne Marlborough Low Level Marlborough High Level Savernake High Level Grafton and Burbage Collingbourne Kingston Halt Collingbourne Ludgershall Tidworth

Great Western Main Line	Box Box (Mill Lane) Halt Corsham Christian Malford Halt Dauntsey Wootton Bassett Wootton Bassett Road Stratton Park Halt

Highworth branch line	Stratton Stanton Hannington Highworth

Golden Valley Line	Oaksey Halt Minety and Ashton Keynes Purton

Wessex Main Line	Lacock Halt Beanacre Halt Broughton Gifford Halt Holt Junction Staverton Halt

Bulford Camp Branch	Bulford Amesbury Newton Tony

South Wales Main Line	Hullavington Little Somerford Brinkworth Great Somerford

West of England Main Line	Dinton Idmiston Halt Porton Semley Wilton South

Other lines	Downton Edington and Bratton Fovant Lavington Malmesbury

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