# Collingbourne railway station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collingbourne_railway_station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collingbourne_railway_station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingbourne_railway_station > Source revision: 1328557672 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Former railway station in England Collingbourne Site of the station in 1984 General information Location Collingbourne Ducis, Wiltshire 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 Key dates 1 May 1882 Opened[1] 11 Sep 1961 Closed Location **Collingbourne railway station** served the village of [Collingbourne Ducis](/source/Collingbourne_Ducis) in [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire), [England](/source/England). It was on the [Midland and South Western Junction Railway](/source/Midland_and_South_Western_Junction_Railway) (M&SWJR) and opened on 1 May 1882 on the southern section of the [Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway](/source/Swindon%2C_Marlborough_and_Andover_Railway) (SM&AR) which at that stage terminated at the-then next station to the north, [Grafton and Burbage](/source/Grafton_and_Burbage_railway_station). In 1883, the SM&AR gained running rights over the [Great Western Railway](/source/Great_Western_Railway) branch from [Savernake Low Level](/source/Savernake_Low_Level_railway_station) to [Marlborough](/source/Marlborough_Low_Level_railway_station) and through services started between [Swindon Town](/source/Swindon_Town_railway_station) and [Andover Junction railway station](/source/Andover_Junction_railway_station), and on down the [Sprat and Winkle Line](/source/Sprat_and_Winkle_Line) to [Southampton](/source/Southampton_Terminus_railway_station). The same year, the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway (S&CER) opened north of Swindon as far as [Cirencester](/source/Cirencester_Watermoor_railway_station) and in 1884 the SM&AR and the S&CER merged to form the M&SWJR. The line was completed as a through-route from the Midlands to the south coast by the completion of the northern end of the route between Cirencester and Cheltenham in 1891. Collingbourne was sited to the east of the village of Collingbourne Ducis and originally had a passing loop. The track was doubled through Collingbourne early in the 20th century. Collingbourne station had a brick building on the up platform towards Swindon and a shelter on the down platform, which also housed a signalbox. The station master's house was behind the up platform. There was a small goods yard, but goods traffic was not high. In 1932, a halt was opened at [Collingbourne Kingston](/source/Collingbourne_Kingston), about 1.5 miles north of Collingbourne station, in an effort by the GWR, which had taken over the M&SWJR on [the Grouping in 1923](/source/Railways_Act_1921), to generate traffic on a line threatened by increasing road use. As a whole, traffic on the M&SWJR fell steeply after the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) and the line closed to passengers in 1961, with goods facilities withdrawn from this section of the line at the same time. Collingbourne station was demolished, though the station master's house remains. ## Routes Preceding station Disused railways Following station Collingbourne Kingston Halt Line and station closed Midland and South Western Junction Railway Swindon, Marlborough and Andover Railway Ludgershall Line and station closed ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Butt, R. V. J.](/source/Raymond_Butt) (October 1995). [*The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present*](https://books.google.com/books?id=IwANAAAACAAJ) (1st ed.). [Sparkford](/source/Sparkford): Patrick Stephens Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-85260-508-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-85260-508-7). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [60251199](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/60251199). [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [11956311M](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL11956311M). - *Wiltshire Railway Stations*, Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, Wimborne, 2004, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904349-33-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904349-33-1), pages 42–43 [51°17′03″N 1°38′59″W / 51.28404°N 1.64980°W / 51.28404; -1.64980](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Collingbourne_railway_station¶ms=51.28404_N_1.6498_W_type:railwaystation_region:GB_source:npemap.org.uk-enwiki) 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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Collingbourne railway station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingbourne_railway_station) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingbourne_railway_station?action=history)). 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