Seend railway station

Seend railway station was near the village of Seend in Wiltshire, England. The station was a stop on the Devizes Branch Line, between Semington and Bromham & Rowde. Its position northwest of the village was chosen to serve the iron ore mine and iron works at Seend Cleeve.[1]

Seend
LocationSeend, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51.3557°N 2.0955°W / 51.3557; -2.0955
Grid referenceST934618
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1857Opened
1966Closed
Former railway near Seend

After the completion of the Devizes line, the junction at Holt allowed the fastest route from London to the West Country. However the line lost to competition and reverted to a branch line in 1900.

The station suffered from reduced traffic after the completion of the Stert and Westbury Railway between Patney and Chirton railway station and Westbury, which by-passed the Devizes Branch Line to reduce the London to Plymouth journey by 5 miles.

Seend station and the entire Devizes Branch Line were closed under the Beeching cuts. Both were destroyed in 1970.

See also

References
  1. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. p. 117. ISBN 1904349331.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bromham and Rowde Halt
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Devizes Branch Line		   Semington Halt
Line and station closed
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