Ghost Stations - Disused Railway Stations in Wiltshire, England
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1. Amesbury railway station
2. Black Dog Halt railway station
3. Box (Mill Lane) Halt railway station
4. Box railway station
5. Bromham and Rowde Halt railway station
6. Broughton Gifford Halt railway station
7. Bulford railway station
8. Calne railway station
9. Chiseldon Camp railway station
10. Chiseldon railway station
11. Christian Malford Halt railway station
12. Codford railway station
13. Collingbourne Kingston Halt railway station
14. Collingbourne railway station
15. Corsham railway station
16. Cricklade railway station
17. Dauntsey railway station
18. Devizes railway station
19. Dinton railway station
20. Downton railway station
21. Edington and Bratton railway station
22. Grafton and Burbage railway station
23. Hannington railway station
24. Heytesbury railway station
25. Holt Junction railway station
26. Langford railway station (Wiltshire)
27. Lavington railway station
28. Limpley Stoke
29. Limpley Stoke railway station
30. Malmesbury railway station
31. Manningford Halt railway station
32. Marlborough railway stations
33. Midford Halt railway station
34. Minety and Ashton Keynes railway station
35. Moredon Halt railway station
36. Oaksey Halt railway station
37. Ogbourne railway station
38. Pans Lane Halt railway station
39. Patney and Chirton railway station
40. Purton railway station
41. Rushey Platt railway station
42. Savernake Low Level railway station
43. Seend railway station
44. Semington Halt railway station
45. Semley railway station
46. Stanley Bridge Halt railway station
47. Stratton Park Halt railway station
48. Swindon Town railway station
49. Wilton North railway station
50. Wilton South railway station
51. Wishford railway station
52. Woodborough railway station
53. Wootton Bassett railway stations
54. Wootton Rivers Halt railway station
55. Wylye railway station
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_Wiltshire
Music: Bell Trap,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Library
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those actively passed through by passenger trains.
An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers.
Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.
Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples include many of the stations on
1. Amesbury railway station
2. Black Dog Halt railway station
3. Box (Mill Lane) Halt railway station
4. Box railway station
5. Bromham and Rowde Halt railway station
6. Broughton Gifford Halt railway station
7. Bulford railway station
8. Calne railway station
9. Chiseldon Camp railway station
10. Chiseldon railway station
11. Christian Malford Halt railway station
12. Codford railway station
13. Collingbourne Kingston Halt railway station
14. Collingbourne railway station
15. Corsham railway station
16. Cricklade railway station
17. Dauntsey railway station
18. Devizes railway station
19. Dinton railway station
20. Downton railway station
21. Edington and Bratton railway station
22. Grafton and Burbage railway station
23. Hannington railway station
24. Heytesbury railway station
25. Holt Junction railway station
26. Langford railway station (Wiltshire)
27. Lavington railway station
28. Limpley Stoke
29. Limpley Stoke railway station
30. Malmesbury railway station
31. Manningford Halt railway station
32. Marlborough railway stations
33. Midford Halt railway station
34. Minety and Ashton Keynes railway station
35. Moredon Halt railway station
36. Oaksey Halt railway station
37. Ogbourne railway station
38. Pans Lane Halt railway station
39. Patney and Chirton railway station
40. Purton railway station
41. Rushey Platt railway station
42. Savernake Low Level railway station
43. Seend railway station
44. Semington Halt railway station
45. Semley railway station
46. Stanley Bridge Halt railway station
47. Stratton Park Halt railway station
48. Swindon Town railway station
49. Wilton North railway station
50. Wilton South railway station
51. Wishford railway station
52. Woodborough railway station
53. Wootton Bassett railway stations
54. Wootton Rivers Halt railway station
55. Wylye railway station
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_Wiltshire
Music: Bell Trap,Silent Partner; YouTube Audio Library
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those actively passed through by passenger trains.
An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers.
Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.
Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples include many of the stations on