# Stratton railway station

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Disused railway station in Swindon, England

Stratton The site of the station in 2018 General information Location Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire England Coordinates 51°35′16″N 1°45′19″W / 51.5877°N 1.7554°W / 51.5877; -1.7554 Grid reference SU170876 Other information Status Disused History Original company Great Western Railway Pre-grouping Great Western Railway Post-grouping Great Western Railway Key dates 9 May 1883 (1883-05-09) Opened 2 March 1953 (1953-03-02) Closed for regular passenger trains 3 August 1962 complete closure Location

**Stratton railway station** served the village of [Stratton St Margaret](/source/Stratton_St_Margaret), in the historic county of [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire), England, from 1883 to 1953 on the [Highworth branch line](/source/Highworth_branch_line).

## History

The station was opened on 9 May 1883 by the [Great Western Railway](/source/Great_Western_Railway). It closed to passengers on 2 March 1953,[1] although it was still used by employees of Swindon Works until 3 August 1962.[2] Nothing remains.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Butt_1-0)** Butt, R.V.J. (1995). *The Directory of Railway Stations*. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 222. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85260-508-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85260-508-1). R508.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Quick, M E (2002). *Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology*. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 409. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [931112387](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/931112387).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-StrattonStationInfo_3-0)** ["Stratton railway station (site), Swindon © Nigel Thompson cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland"](https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5722930). *Geograph*. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station Stanton Line and station closed Great Western Railway Highworth branch line Swindon Line and station open

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