Amesbury | |
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General information | |
Location | Amesbury, Wiltshire England |
Coordinates | 51°10′32″N 1°45′58″W / 51.17542°N 1.76610°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
2 June 1902[1] | Station opened |
30 June 1952 | Station closed for passenger services |
1963 | Station closed completely |
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Amesbury railway station was a station in the county of Wiltshire in southern England. It was located on the Bulford Camp branch line, which diverged from what is now known as the West of England Main Line at a triangular junction between Grateley and Idmiston Halt. When it was open, Amesbury was the nearest station to Stonehenge and carried a lot of traffic to the military areas in and around Salisbury Plain, particularly during the Second World War in the preparations for D-Day.