# Box railway station

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Box_railway_station
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Box_railway_station.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_railway_station
> Source revision: 1349460544
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Disused railway station in England

Box Box railway station in 1963 General information Location Box, County of Wiltshire England Coordinates 51°25′00″N 2°16′05″W / 51.416559°N 2.268137°W / 51.416559; -2.268137 Platforms 2 Other information Status Disused History Original company Great Western Railway Key dates 30 June 1841 (1841-06-30) Opened 4 January 1965 (1965-01-04)[1][2] Closed Location

**Box railway station** served the village of [Box](/source/Box%2C_Wiltshire) in [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire), England. The station was on the main [Great Western Railway](/source/Great_Western_Railway) [line](/source/Great_Western_Main_Line) from London to Bristol and was opened when the [Chippenham](/source/Chippenham_railway_station) to [Bath](/source/Bath_Spa_railway_station) 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](/source/Rev._W._Awdry), author of [The Railway Series](/source/The_Railway_Series) books lived next to the railway station and would spend many hours with his father watching the passing [steam locomotives](/source/Steam_locomotive).

The name board of the former [signal box](/source/Signal_Box) with the name "Box Signal Box" is preserved in the [National Railway Museum](/source/National_Railway_Museum) at [York](/source/York).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Quick, M E (2002). *Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology*. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 90. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [931112387](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/931112387).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Butt_2-0)** Butt, R.V.J. (1995). *The Directory of Railway Stations*. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 41. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85260-508-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85260-508-1). R508.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station Bathford Halt Line open, station closed Great Western Railway Great Western Main Line Box (Mill Lane) Halt Line open, station closed

v t e Closed railway stations in Wiltshire Bristol and North Somerset Railway Midford Halt Monkton Combe Halt Limpley Stoke Salisbury branch line Heytesbury Codford Wylye Langford Wishford Wilton North Devizes branch line Semington Halt Seend Bromham and Rowde Halt Devizes Pans Lane Halt Reading–Taunton line Patney and Chirton Woodborough Manningford Halt Wootton Rivers Halt Savernake Low Level Chippenham and Calne line Stanley Bridge Halt Black Dog Halt Calne Midland and South Western Junction Railway Cricklade Moredon Halt Rushey Platt Swindon Town Chiseldon Chiseldon Camp Ogbourne Marlborough Low Level Marlborough High Level Savernake High Level Grafton and Burbage Collingbourne Kingston Halt Collingbourne Ludgershall Tidworth Great Western Main Line Box Box (Mill Lane) Halt Corsham Christian Malford Halt Dauntsey Wootton Bassett Junction Wootton Bassett Road Stratton Park Halt Highworth branch line Stratton Stanton Hannington Highworth Golden Valley line Oaksey Halt Minety and Ashton Keynes Purton Wessex Main Line Lacock Halt Beanacre Halt Broughton Gifford Halt Holt Junction Staverton Halt Bulford Camp branch Bulford Amesbury Newton Tony South Wales Main Line Hullavington Little Somerford Brinkworth Great Somerford West of England line Dinton Idmiston Halt Porton Semley Wilton South Other lines Downton Edington and Bratton Fovant Lavington Malmesbury Milford Railway Stations in Wiltshire Former railway stations in Wiltshire

This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3ASouthWestEngland-railstation-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub)

This article about a Wiltshire building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Wiltshire-struct-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3AWiltshire-struct-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wiltshire-struct-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Box railway station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_railway_station) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_railway_station?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.