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Blunsdon | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Tadpole Lane, Swindon SN25 2DA Wiltshire England |
Coordinates | 51°36′25″N 1°50′37″W / 51.60702°N 1.84362°W |
Grid reference | SU109897 |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 September 1895 | opened |
22 September 1924[1] | closed for passengers |
1 August 1937 | closed for goods |
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Blunsdon railway station is a station on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, a heritage line in Wiltshire, England. The first station on the site was built in 1895 to serve the villages of Blunsdon St Andrew and Broad Blunsdon, north of Swindon, and closed in 1937.