Box railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Use British English|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox station | name = Box | status = Disused | image = Box_railway_station_1868643_68061602.jpg | caption = Box railway station in 1963 | borough = [[Box, Wiltshire|Box]], [[Wiltshire|County of Wiltshire]] | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|51.416559|-2.268137|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | platforms = 2 | original = [[Great Western Railway]] | years = {{start date|1841|06|30|df=yes}} | events = Opened | years1 = {{end date|1965|01|04|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M E|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=90|oclc=931112387}}</ref><ref name=Butt>{{cite book|last=Butt|first=R.V.J.|title=The Directory of Railway Stations|year=1995|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd|location=Yeovil|isbn=1-85260-508-1|id=R508|page=41}}</ref> | events1 = Closed }} '''Box railway station''' served the village of [[Box, Wiltshire|Box]] in [[Wiltshire]], England. The station was on the main [[Great Western Railway]] [[Great Western Main Line|line]] from London to Bristol and was opened when the [[Chippenham railway station|Chippenham]] to [[Bath Spa railway station|Bath]] section opened in June 1841.

The station was close to the village of Ashley as a location nearer to Box would be on a steeper gradient and too close to the tunnels. The station hotel survives as the Northey Arms.

The [[Rev. W. Awdry]], author of [[The Railway Series]] books lived next to the railway station and would spend many hours with his father watching the passing [[steam locomotive]]s.

The name board of the former [[Signal Box|signal box]] with the name "Box Signal Box" is preserved in the [[National Railway Museum]] at [[York]].

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{{Historical Rail Start}} {{rail line |previous={{stnlink|Bathford Halt}} Line open, station closed |next={{stnlink|Box (Mill Lane) Halt}} Line open, station closed |route=[[Great Western Railway]] [[Great Western Main Line]] |col={{GWR colour}} }} {{s-end}}

[[Category:Box, Wiltshire]] [[Category:Former railway stations in Wiltshire]] [[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841]] [[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965]] [[Category:Beeching closures in England]]