Badminton railway station

Badminton
General information
LocationBadminton, South Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates51°31′49″N 2°16′32″W / 51.53025°N 2.27552°W / 51.53025; -2.27552
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1903Station opened
3 June 1968Station closed
View eastward, towards Swindon in 1961

Badminton railway station is a closed railway station in Gloucestershire, England on the line between Wootton Bassett to the east, and Patchway and Filton to the west. It served the villages of Badminton and Acton Turville.

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1903 and became part of British Railways on 1 January 1948. The station was closed in 1968.

The station buildings and sections of platforms still stand derelict with trains passing through the site on the South Wales Main Line.

 

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hullavington   Great Western Railway
South Wales Main Line
  Chipping Sodbury