Hannington railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox station | name = Hannington | status = Disused | image = Site_of_Hannington_Station,_Swindon_-_geograph.org.uk_-_302603.jpg | caption = Site of Hannington Station, Swindon | borough = [[Hannington, Wiltshire|Hannington]], [[Swindon]] | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|51.625626|-1.738481|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | original = [[Great Western Railway]] | postgroup = [[Great Western Railway]] | years = {{Start date|1883|05|09|df=yes}} | events = Opened | years1 = {{end date|1953|03|02|df=y}} | events1 = Closed }}

'''Hannington railway station''' is a former railway station near [[Hannington, Wiltshire|Hannington]], in Wiltshire, England on the [[Highworth Branch Line]] from {{Stnlnk|Swindon|}}.

The station was about a mile southeast of Hannington village, near the Blunsdon to Highworth road;<ref>{{cite web|date=1896|title=Ordnance Survey One-inch sheet 252: Swindon|url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/101168585|access-date=9 February 2021|website=National Library of Scotland}}</ref> the platform had a small wooden building and there was a small goods yard. Much of the traffic was agricultural, milk in particular.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last=Oakley|first=Mike|title=Wiltshire Railway Stations|publisher=The Dovecote Press|year=2004|isbn=1-904349-33-1|location=Wimbourne|pages=62–63}}</ref>

The line operated a passenger service from 9 May 1883 until 2 March 1953, and the branch closed to all traffic in 1962.<ref name=":0" />

Although the majority of the station has disappeared the front of the platform is still visible.

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{{Historical Rail Start}} {{Rail line |previous={{stnlink|Highworth}} Line and station close |route=[[Great Western Railway]] [[Highworth Branch Line]] |col={{GWR colour}} |next={{stnlink|Stanton}} Line and station closed}} {{s-end}}

[[Category:Former railway stations in Wiltshire]] [[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1883]] [[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953]]