Chipping Sodbury railway station

Chipping Sodbury
The remains of the station viewed from the west.
General information
LocationChipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates51°31′56″N 2°22′44″W / 51.5323°N 2.379°W / 51.5323; -2.379
Grid referenceST736815
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
1 July 1903 (1903-07-01)Station opened
3 April 1961 (1961-04-03)Station closed to passengers[1]
20 June 1966 (1966-06-20)Station closed to goods

Chipping Sodbury railway station was a railway station on the South Wales Main Line serving the town of Chipping Sodbury in Gloucestershire.

The station opened on 1 July 1903, and closed to passengers on 3 April 1961, and to goods on 20 June 1966.[2][3]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 124. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.