Melksham railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Melksham |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Coordinates | 51°22′47″N 2°08′41″W / 51.3798°N 2.1446°WCoordinates: 51°22′47″N 2°08′41″W / 51.3798°N 2.1446°W |
| Grid reference | ST900645 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MKM |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 19,143 |
| 2004/05 * |  27,446 |
| 2005/06 * |  24,426 |
| 2006/07 * | 22,001 |
| 2007/08 * | 38,081 |
| 2008/09 * | 27,656 |
| 2009/10 * | 10,028 |
| History | |
| Original company | Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 05 September 1848 | Opened |
| 1966 | Closed |
| 1985 | Reopened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Melksham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Melksham railway station serves the town of Melksham in Wiltshire, England. It is on the branch line from Chippenham to Trowbridge that was originally part of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, absorbed in 1850 by the Great Western Railway.
The station opened with the original section of the line between Thingley Junction and Westbury, on 5 September 1848.[1] British Railways closed the station in 1966 but reopened it in 1985.[2]
The station had a siding which gave access to the former Wiltshire United Dairies/United Dairies creamery, lastly owned by Co-operative Whole Society Dairies, allowing access for milk trains. After the closure of the dairy, it was converted into an industrial estate.
As of June 2009, Melksham station is served by two trains a day each way, operated by First Great Western, compared with five each way per day prior to the December 2006 timetable change. Open access operator Go! Cooperative has proposed to run a service from Yeovil to Oxford, which will call at Melksham.[citation needed]
The Save The Melksham Train group campaign for improvements to the services on the line.
[edit] Service
As noted above there are two departures each way on weekdays and Saturdays from the station, but the Saturday service pattern is quite different to that during the week. There is also a single train each way on Sundays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Chippenham | First Great Western Swindon - Westbury |
Trowbridge | ||
[edit] References
- ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. 1 (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 295.
- ^ "Then & Now — Melksham Railway Station". Wiltshire Times. http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/wtimesfeatures/downmemorylane/display.var.796327.0.then_now_melksham_railway_station.php.
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