Tisbury railway station

Coordinates: 51°03′40″N 2°04′44″W / 51.061°N 2.079°W / 51.061; -2.079
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Tisbury
Southern Railway
Key dates
2 May 1859Opened
1 April 1967Line singled
24 March 1986New loop opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.222 million
2019/20Decrease 0.199 million
2020/21Decrease 51,562
2021/22Increase 0.126 million
2022/23Increase 0.152 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Tisbury railway station serves the village of

West of England Main Line, 96 miles 14 chains (154.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo
.

History

The rebuilt Bulleid Pacific, No. 35016 'Elders Fyffes' on 11:00 Down Atlantic Coast Express west of Tisbury in April 1960

The

signal box was opened here in 1875.[2]

The S&YR never operated any trains, instead they were provided by the

Padstow. Goods traffic was stopped from 18 April 1966 and on 5 February 1967 the signal box was closed, despite having only been opened to replace the original on 12 October 1958. The line was reduced to just a single track on 1 April 1967 and the southern platform sold off to the agricultural suppliers next door.[2] The old station offices still stand, as does the disused signal box which is at the west end of the platform.[2]

The 19-mile (31 km) single-track section from Wilton to Gillingham proved to be too long, and so a loop was reinstated mid-way at Tisbury on 24 March 1986. As the second platform had been sold off, the new £435,000 loop[2] was installed to the east of the station. This means that trains have to wait outside the station when passing; the loop is controlled from Salisbury signal box and is signalled so that trains can run in either direction on each line. A failed (in June 2023) planning application for the development of land once occupied by the second platform and an industrial estate was to include provision for improvements to the station, with land adjacent to the line being safeguarded.[3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dinton   London and South Western Railway
London Waterloo to Devon and Cornwall 		  Semley

Services

South Western Railway operate hourly throughout most of the week between Exeter St Davids, Tisbury, Salisbury and London Waterloo station, although extra trains run in peak hours. Trains are timetabled to pass in the loop to the east of the station.[4] Due to the short platform, passengers wishing to alight need to be in the front 3 coaches of the train as the platform can only take 3-car trains.[5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Salisbury  
West of England Main Line
  
Gillingham

See also

References

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  1. ^ Body, p.94
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-86093-525-6
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  3. ^ Beveridge, Annette J (17 February 2023). "Community group raises £11k to rally against development plans". Salisbury Journal. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  5. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3
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