Seend railway station
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Seend was the railway station serving Seend in Wiltshire
, England. The station was a stop on the Devizes Branch Line, between Semington
and Bromham & Rowde
After the completion of the Devizes line, the junction at Holt allowed the fastest route from London
to the West Country
. However the Devizes line lost to competition and returned to a branch line in 1900.
between Patney and Chirton railway station and Westbury
, which by-passed the Devizes Branch Line to reduce the London to Plymouth journey by 5 miles.
Seend station and the entire Devizes Branch Line were closed under the Beeching Act. Both were destroyed in 1970.
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England. The station was a stop on the Devizes Branch Line, between Semington
Semington Halt railway station
Semington Halt railway station was the railway station serving Semington in Wiltshire, England. The station was on the Devizes Branch Line, in between Holt Junction and Seend.- Opening :...
and Bromham & Rowde
Bromham and Rowde railway station
Bromham and Rowde Halt was the railway station serving Bromham and Rowde in Wiltshire, England. The station was a stop on the Devizes Branch Line, between Seend and Devizes...
After the completion of the Devizes line, the junction at Holt allowed the fastest route from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to the West Country
West Country
The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. It is often defined to encompass the historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and the City of Bristol, while the counties of...
. However the Devizes line lost to competition and returned to a branch line in 1900.
Closure
Seend Station suffered from reduced traffic after the completion of the Stert and Westbury RailwayStert and Westbury Railway
The Stert and Westbury Railway was opened by the Great Western Railway Company in 1900 in Wiltshire, England. It shortened the distance between London Paddington station and , and since 1906 has also formed part of the Reading to Taunton line for a shorter journey from London to .-History:The Great...
between Patney and Chirton railway station and Westbury
Westbury railway station
Westbury railway station serves the town of Westbury, Wiltshire, England. The station is managed by First Great Western.The station is a major junction, serving the Reading to Plymouth Line with services to and from Penzance and London Paddington, the Wessex Main Line with services to and from...
, which by-passed the Devizes Branch Line to reduce the London to Plymouth journey by 5 miles.
Seend station and the entire Devizes Branch Line were closed under the Beeching Act. Both were destroyed in 1970.