Semington Halt railway station
Encyclopedia
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
.
was increasing the number of halts in the South West. After completion of the eastern section of track, the Devizes line was a main line from London to Bristol, which meant passing through Semington
. However the Devizes line lost to competition and returned to a branch line in 1900.
-Westbury
line, that by-passed the Devizes line to reduce the London to Bristol journey time by 5 miles.
Semington Halt station and the entire Devizes Branch Line was closed in 1966 under the Beeching Act. Both Semington Halt and the Devizes Branch Line were destroyed in 1970. The site of the station is now a private residence.
Semington
Semington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about south of Melksham and about northeast of Trowbridge.The parish includes the hamlets of Littlemarsh and Littleton....
in Wiltshire
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 on the Devizes Branch Line, in between Holt Junction and Seend
Seend
Seend is a village and civil parish about south-east of the market town of Melksham, Wiltshire. The parish includes the hamlets of Seend Cleeve, Seend Head and The Stocks.Seend village is on a hilltop more than above sea level...
.
Opening
Semington Halt station opened in 1857 for the residents of Semington, during a time when the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
was increasing the number of halts in the South West. After completion of the eastern section of track, the Devizes line was a main line from London to Bristol, which meant passing through Semington
Semington
Semington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about south of Melksham and about northeast of Trowbridge.The parish includes the hamlets of Littlemarsh and Littleton....
. However the Devizes line lost to competition and returned to a branch line in 1900.
Closure
Semington Halt suffered from reduced traffic after the completion of the ChirtonChirton
Chirton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 393.-Local government:Chirton is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It is in the area of Wiltshire Council and is represented at that level by Brigadier Robert Hall...
-Westbury
Westbury, Wiltshire
Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse.-Name:The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same...
line, that by-passed the Devizes line to reduce the London to Bristol journey time by 5 miles.
Semington Halt station and the entire Devizes Branch Line was closed in 1966 under the Beeching Act. Both Semington Halt and the Devizes Branch Line were destroyed in 1970. The site of the station is now a private residence.