Box railway station

Box
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	Box railway station in 1963
General information
Location	Box, County of Wiltshire; England
Coordinates	51°25′00″N 2°16′05″W / 51.416559°N 2.268137°W
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
30 June 1841	Opened
4 January 1965	Closed

Box railway station served the town of Box in Wiltshire, England. The station was on the main Great Western Railway line from London to Bristol and was opened when the Chippenham to Bath section opened in June 1841.

The Rev. W. Awdry, author of The Railway Series books lived next to the railway station and would spend many hours with his father watching the passing steam locomotives.

The name board of the former signal box with the name "Box Signal Box" is preserved in the National Railway Museum at York.

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 90. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 41. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bathford Halt Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Great Western Main Line		Box (Mill Lane) Halt Line open, station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 90. OCLC 931112387.

[Butt-2] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 41. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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