Swindon Town | |
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General information | |
Location | Swindon, Swindon England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
27 July 1881[1] | Opened |
11 September 1961 | Closed to passengers |
1 November 1966[2] | Goods facilities withdrawn |
1972 | closed completely |
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Swindon Town railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway at Swindon in Wiltshire, England. The station was open from 1881 to 1972, and was sited in the Old Town area about one-and-a-half miles from the Great Western Railway's Swindon Junction.