Cricklade railway station

Cricklade
Location
Place	Cricklade
Area	Wiltshire
Coordinates	51°38′23″N 1°51′39″W / 51.6396°N 1.8609°W / 51.6396; -1.8609Coordinates: 51°38′23″N 1°51′39″W / 51.6396°N 1.8609°W / 51.6396; -1.8609
Grid reference	SU097934
Operations
Original company	Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
18 December 1883 (1883-12-18)	Station opened
11 September 1961 (1961-09-11)	Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Cricklade railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Wiltshire. The station opened on 18 December 1883 on the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway line from Swindon Town to the temporary terminus at Cirencester Watermoor. The S&CER line then amalgamated with the Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway to form the M&SWJR, and through services to the junction at Andoversford with the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham Lansdown to Banbury line, which had opened in 1881, began in 1891.

Cricklade station was on the southern edge of the town of Cricklade, and was a passing place on the M&SWJR line, which was mostly single track. It was one of the busier stations on the line with both passengers and freight traffic, and there was a large volume of milk traffic.

As a whole, traffic on the M&SWJR fell steeply after the Second World War and the line closed to passengers in 1961, with goods facilities at Cricklade being withdrawn in July 1963. No trace of the station now remains, as link roads around the town now use the rail alignment and land beside the roads has been used for housing.

Future and Preservation

The Heritage Swindon and Cricklade Railway aim to extend north to Cricklade in the near future, where a new "replacement" station site would be constructed as part of the S&CR's northern extension.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways		Following station
Cerney and Ashton Keynes Line and station closed		Midland and South Western Junction Railway Swindon & Cheltenham Extension Railway	Blunsdon Line closed; station open
	Proposed Heritage railways
Terminus		Swindon & Cricklade Railway	Hayes Knoll Line and station closed

References

Wiltshire Railway Stations, Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, Wimborne, 2004, ISBN 1-904349-33-1

Closed railway stations in Wiltshire

Bristol and North Somerset Railway	Midford Halt Monkton Combe Halt Limpley Stoke

Salisbury Branch Line	Heytesbury Codford Wylye Langford Wishford Wilton North

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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