Wilton South railway station
Wilton South | |
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Southern Railway | |
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1859 | Opened |
1966 | Closed |
Wilton South railway station is a disused railway station which served Wilton in Wiltshire, England, on the West of England line from London Waterloo to Exeter.
It was opened in 1859 as Wilton railway station. The Great Western Railway opened a station nearby in 1856 on its Salisbury branch from Westbury, and in 1949 the stations were renamed Wilton South and Wilton North respectively.
The station closed in 1966 although the line remains open.
History
Wilton station was opened with the first section of the
This was the second station in Wilton, the Great Western Railway (GWR) having opened one on their adjacent route in 1856. To avoid confusion between the two stations the former SR station became 'Wilton South' in September 1949, and at the same time the former GWR station became "Wilton North". The North station closed to passengers in 1955 but goods continued to be handled there until 1965. In the meantime, at the South station goods traffic ceased on 6 July 1964 and then passenger services were also withdrawn on 7 March 1966.[2]
Fast expresses such as the Devon Belle that were not scheduled to stop at nearby Salisbury sometimes changed locomotives here so as to avoid congestion at Salisbury. The stop was not advertised in the timetables and passengers could not join or alight from trains at Wilton.[2]
Signalling
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Description
The main station buildings, including a house for the station master and the signal box, were on what was the northern platform, which was served by trains towards Salisbury and London. A footbridge linked this with the now demolished westbound platform where there was a smaller shelter for passengers. A goods yard was on the north side of the line at the Salisbury end of the station.[2]
Services
The station was served by trains on the London Waterloo to Exeter line.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Salisbury | West of England Main Line
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Dinton |
See also
References
- ^ Ruegg, Louis H (1960) [1878]. The Salisbury and Yeovil Railway. Dawlish: David & Charles.
- ^ ISBN 1-904349-33-1.