title: Stanton railway station
text: # Stanton railway station
  
  Stanton railway station served the village of Stanton Fitzwarren, in the historic county of Wiltshire, England, from 1883 to 1962 on the Highworth branch line.
  
  ## History
  
  The station was opened on 9 May 1883 by the Great Western Railway. It was known as Stanton Halt in the handbook of stations in 1949 and in Bradshaw in 1952. It closed on 2 March 1953. The last train ran on 3 August 1962, which was used for employees at Swindon Works.
  
  