Savernake Low Level railway station
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Savernake Low Level railway station was a station on the Berks and Hants Extension Railway.
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The Berks and Hants Extension Railway, which ran from to , opened on 11 November 1862, and the station named Savernake was opened with the line. It was situated between and stations. On 15 April 1864, the Marlborough Railway opened, and Savernake became a junction.
On 1 July 1924, the station was renamed Savernake Low Level; the nearby station on the former Midland and South Western Junction Railway
line becoming at the same time.
The station was renamed Savernake for Marlborough on 11 September 1961.
The station closed on 18 April 1966.
History
On 1 July 1924, the station was renamed Savernake Low Level; the nearby station on the former Midland and South Western Junction Railway
Midland and South Western Junction Railway
The Midland and South Western Junction Railway was, until the 1923 Grouping, an independent railway built to form a north-south link between the Midland and London and South Western Railways allowing the Midland and other companies' trains to reach the port of Southampton.-Formation:The M&SWJR...
line becoming at the same time.
The station was renamed Savernake for Marlborough on 11 September 1961.
The station closed on 18 April 1966.