Malmesbury railway station served the town of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, between 1877 and 1962. The station was on the short Malmesbury branch from the

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Background

In 1864 the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Railway Company was authorised to construct a line from to through Tetbury and Malmesbury. Work started on 1 July 1865, but due to disagreements between the two major shareholders, the Midland Railway and the Great Western, work was stalled, and in 1871 the company was wound up.

Operations

In 1872, the government approved a cut-down plan to build a line from to Malmesbury, opening on 18 December 1877. Unusually, the station was accessed by a short tunnel, and beyond the town, perhaps with the original scheme development to Stroud in mind. After the Severn Tunnel was constructed to directly connect to

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, its line crossed the Malmesbury branch. In 1933, connection was made with this line, and the additional line truncated. On 10 September 1951 the line closed to passenger traffic, and to goods on 11 November 1962, after which the tracks were lifted. The station site today is a small industrial estate and a car park.

References

External links

Aerial view including part of Malmesbury station, 1934
– from the Historic England "Britain from Above" archive {{Closed stations Wiltshire Railway station Disused railway stations in Wiltshire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1877 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962