Marlborough railway stations
Former railway station in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marlborough railway stations refers to the two railway stations which served Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, until 1964.
Marlborough High Level | |
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General information | |
Location | Marlborough, Wiltshire England |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Marlborough Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1864 (1864) | Opened |
1933 (1933) | Closed for passengers |
1964 (1964) | Closed for goods |
Marlborough Low Level | |
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General information | |
Location | Marlborough, Wiltshire England |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1881 (1881) | Opened |
1961 (1961) | Closed for passengers |
1964 (1964) | Closed for goods |
The stations were on separate routes. A branch line was built by an independent railway friendly to the Great Western Railway (GWR) from Savernake to Marlborough in 1864. A north–south railway, later to be part of a long-distance trunk route, opened from Swindon to its own station at Marlborough in 1881, extending south to Andover in 1881. The two routes came under the same management at the "Grouping" of the railways in 1923 and some rationalisation took place. Passenger services to Marlborough were withdrawn in 1961 and goods services in 1964.