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Chippenham railway station is a main line railway station, serving the market town of Chippenham in Wiltshire, South West England. Managed by Great Western Railway and owned by Network Rail, the station lies on the Great Western Main Line and connects to the Wessex Main Line via Melksham. It is situated between and , and is served by Great Western Railway main line InterCity services between Bristol Temple Meads, and London Paddington, and a smaller Great Western Railway local service that runs between Swindon and , via Chippenham and over the northern end of the former Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway. It was also the junction for a GWR branch line to from 1863 until its closure as part of the 'Beeching Axe in 1965. Only two platforms at the station are now in use; the platform by the main entrance is now disused. ==History== The main line of the Great Western Railway (GWR) was authorised in 1835, and opened in stages. The section between and Chippenham opened on 31 May 1841. The final section of the GWR main line, between Chippenham and , opened on 30 June 1841. Chippenham was soon served by other lines. The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway (WS&WR) was authorised in 1845 and the first section opened on 5 September 1848; this ran from Thingley Junction, west of Chippenham, to , and the WS&WR was absorbed by the GWR in 1851. The Calne Railway was authorised in 1860 and opened on 3 November 1863; this company remained independent for some years, until absorbed by the GWR in 1892. In 1858 the station was expanded and included a goods shed and an engine shed. A railway connection was laid to Chippenham Gas Works in 1906. This connection closed in 1932. Chippenham engine shed closed in March 1964 and services on the Calne branch stopped in 1965. Chippenham East and West signal boxes closed on 21 August 1966. As from 1 February 1976 the original down platform was taken out of use and services heading west used the south side of the island platform. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chippenham railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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