Downton railway station
Downton | |
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Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways | |
| Key dates | |
| 20 December 1866 | Opened |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed |
Downton was a railway station serving
mass closure of British railway lines in the 1960s and 1970s; the last service was on 2 May 1964. It was served by the Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway, a line running north–south, along the River Avon just to the West of the New Forest, connecting Salisbury to the North and Poole to the South, meeting the Southampton and Dorchester Railway at West Moors
.
Today, the site of the station is a residential estate.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | British Rail Southern Region Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway |
Breamore |
External links
Further reading
- R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- Whitmarsh, Julia (2011). "Memories of Dad and Downton Station". The Southern Way (16): 68–83. ISBN 9781906419639.
Closed railway stations in Wiltshire | |
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| Bristol and North Somerset Railway | |
| Salisbury branch line |
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| Devizes branch line | |
| Reading–Taunton line |
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| Chippenham and Calne line | |
| Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
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| Great Western Main Line | |
| Highworth branch line | |
| Golden Valley line | |
| Wessex Main Line |
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| Bulford Camp branch | |
| South Wales Main Line |
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| West of England line | |
| Other lines |
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