Moredon Halt railway station

Moredon Halt
Location
Area Swindon
Coordinates 51°35′06″N 1°49′28″W / 51.5851°N 1.8245°W / 51.5851; -1.8245Coordinates: 51°35′06″N 1°49′28″W / 51.5851°N 1.8245°W / 51.5851; -1.8245
Grid reference SU122873
Operations
Original company Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
25 March 1913 (1913-03-25) Station opened
28 September 1924 (1924-09-28) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Moredon Halt railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Wiltshire. The station, a few miles north west of Swindon, opened on 25 March 1913 on the section of the line from Swindon Town to Cirencester that had itself opened in 1883.

Moredon Halt was built primarily for milk traffic and passenger services were not advertised, though it appears to have been used by infrequent passengers throughout its short life. It officially closed in September 1924 but the Oakley book referred to below indicates that passenger receipts were still recorded up to 1935.

The single-platform station faced a siding that led to Moredon power station and up 100 coal wagons arrived each day. The M&SWJR line as a whole closed to passengers in 1961, but coal deliveries to the power station remained until 1969.

Route

Railway lines in Swindon

Legend
GWML to London
Highworth branch line
Stratton
Stratton Park Halt
Stratton St Margaret Works
M&SWJR to Cheltenham
M&SWJR to Southampton
Hayes Knoll
Chiseldon Camp Halt
Blunsdon
Chiseldon
Moredon Halt
Swindon Town
Moredon Power Station
Swindon
Rushey Platt
Purton
Golden Valley Line
Wootton Bassett
SWML to Swansea
GWML to Bristol
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Blunsdon   Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Swindon & Cheltenham Extension Railway
  Rushey Platt

References


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