Calne railway station
Calne railway station was opened on 3 November 1863 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for their 5 miles (8.0 km) Chippenham and Calne branch line from the Great Western Main Line junction at Chippenham. It was situated a short distance from Calne town centre and had only one platform. The station, when first opened, had its own engine shed. In the early years the seven sidings were usually full due to the amount of traffic coming in from the nearby Chippenham railway station.
primaryTopic
Calne railway station
Calne railway station was opened on 3 November 1863 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for their 5 miles (8.0 km) Chippenham and Calne branch line from the Great Western Main Line junction at Chippenham. It was situated a short distance from Calne town centre and had only one platform. The station, when first opened, had its own engine shed. In the early years the seven sidings were usually full due to the amount of traffic coming in from the nearby Chippenham railway station.
has abstract
Calne railway station was open ...... a housing development in 2014.
@en
country
district
grid reference
location
opening year
railway platforms
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
12,591,969
Wikipage revision ID
741,615,633
Caption
Probable site of trackbed near Calne station, 1989
events
original
postgroup
Great Western Railway
route
(Chippenham and Calne Line)
years
1965-09-20
subject
point
51.4353 -2.00858
comment
Calne railway station was open ...... by Chippenham railway station.
@en
label
Calne railway station
@en
lat
5.14353e+1
long
-2.00858e+0
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Calne
@en