Cirencester Branch Line

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Legend Golden Valley Line Kemble Park Leaze Halt Chesterton Lane Halt Cirencester Town

The Cirencester Branch Line was a five mile long single track branch railway line that ran from Kemble railway station on the Great Western Golden Valley Line to Cirencester Town via two intermediate stations, Park Leaze Halt, and Chesterton Lane Halt^[1] and contained the highest rail crossing point on the River Thames^[2].

History

In 1841 the branch was opened to provide a link via Kemble to the Great Western Railway network at Swindon. Cirencester got a second station when the Midland and South Western Junction Railway opened a station at Watermoor in 1883. The line's terminal, Cirencester station was renamed Cirencester Town in July 1924. A new halt was opened at Chesterton Lane in 1959 and a second, Park Leaze Halt, was opened on 4 January 1960^[3]. The line was closed in 1964.

References

1. ^ http://www.users.waitrose.com/~rod99/pages/rail/tetbury-cirencester.htm
2. ^ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/davidlloyd/ciren.htm
3. ^ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/davidlloyd/ciren.htm

External links

• Line History