The branch was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1857, and from 1862 when the Reading-Hungerford line reached Devizes it became part of the shortest route from London to the West Country. Those services were re-routed in 1900, and the line closed in 1966.
The branch was inaugurated by the Great Western Railway in 1857, and from 1862 when the Reading-Hungerford line arrived at Devizes it became part of the shortest route from London to the West Country. Those services were redirected in 1900, and the line closed in 1966.