Ogbourne railway station was on the

Midland and South Western Junction Railway The Midland and South Western Junction Railway (M&SWJR) was an independent railway built to form a north–south link between the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway in England, allowing the Midland and other companies' tr ...

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, England. The station opened on 27 July 1881 on the to

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section of the Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway. In 1883, a northwards extension, the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway, opened from Swindon Town to , with further northward extension to a junction with the

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's Cheltenham to Banbury line near 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.

History

Ogbourne station was sited on a curved section of track to the north of the village of

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. The station had a passing loop on the single track line, and this loop was lengthened by troops during the

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to handle the long trains and considerable movements on this railway that military activity brought. There was also a siding at Ogbourne St. Andrew used by the nearby horse stables. As a whole, traffic on the M&SWJR fell steeply after the

and the line closed to passengers in 1961, with goods facilities withdrawn from this section of the line at the same time. The over-bridge formed a dangerous choke point on the road and was removed in 1964. No trace of the station now remains, the Swindon to Marlborough

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having been realigned to run on the former railway route in 1969–1970. The road now passes over what was the station forecourt and the small freight yard, which had a loading dock for local cattle that had been herded down the village high street en route to Swindon market.

Route

References

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