Wilton North railway station

Wilton North railway station is a former railway station in Wilton, Wiltshire, UK, in the Wylye Valley. Opened with the line on 30 June 1856, the station for Wilton was originally just one platform on the left of trains heading towards Westbury. A second platform was added when the line was doubled in 1896. Along with other local stations, it was closed on 19 September 1955, although Wilton South remained open for passengers until 1966. Wilton North remained open for goods traffic until 6 September 1965 and the goods shed remains intact and used as a shop.[1]

Wilton North
LocationWilton, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51.0871°N 1.8590°W / 51.0871; -1.8590
Grid referenceSU099319
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
30 June 1856 (1856-06-30)Opened as Wilton
September 1949renamed Wilton North
19 September 1955 (1955-09-19)Closed to passengers
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed to freight

A short distance to the south the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway opened a station called Wilton in 1859, a route that later became the West of England Main Line of the London and South Western Railway. In September 1949 the former LSWR station was renamed Wilton South, and the former GWR station became "Wilton North".

Possible reopening

In 2015 the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership proposed a new Wilton Parkway station[2] immediately to the east (on the other side of Kingsway road bridge). A two platform, six carriage length station would serve the adjacent Park and Ride and the new housing estate being built on the former and adjacent MOD Erskine Barracks site.[3] A feasibility study was to be undertaken by Wiltshire Council in 2017.[4]

References
  1. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
  2. http://www.twcrp.org.uk/WiltonParkway_2015_09.pdf
  3. http://www.ourwilton.org/web/uploads/Erskine_Barracks_Public_Exhibition.pdf
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wishford
Line open, station closed		   Great Western Railway
Salisbury branch line		   Salisbury
Line and station open


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