Chippenham and Calne Line
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The Chippenham and Calne Line was a five mile long Great Western Railway built single track branch railway line that ran along the valley of the River Marden in Wiltshire, England, that ran from Chippenham railway station on the Great Western Main Line to Calne via two intermediate stations, Stanley Bridge Halt, and Black Dog Halt.
History
Built as a replacement for the overwhelmed Melksham Calne and Chippenham Branch of the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal, the line was authorised on 15 May 1860 and opened to freight 29 October 1863. Calne opened to passengers on 3 November 1863 with a private halt at Black Dog Halt. Stanley Bridge Halt in 1905.
The line was profitable until local factories started using road transport and the closure of local RAF bases in the early 1960s[1]. Freight services were withdrawn in 1964, and the line closed completely on 18 September 1965. The line is now a cycle path.
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- Closed railway lines in South West England
- Rail transport in Wiltshire
- Railway lines opened in 1863
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