▁Ken net ▁and ▁Av on ▁Canal . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁goods ▁station ▁at ▁Bur bage ▁Wh arf , ▁about ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁providing ▁an ▁inter change ▁between ▁the ▁railway , ▁the ▁canal ▁and ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Mar l borough . ▁This ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁Mar l borough ▁Railway ▁opened ▁its ▁short ▁branch ▁line ▁to ▁, ▁which ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁and ▁then ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁it , ▁and ▁Sa ver nake ▁became ▁a ▁j unction . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Reading ▁to ▁Ta un ton ▁line ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁the ▁Ster t ▁to ▁West bury ▁cut - off ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁platforms ▁at ▁Sa ver nake ▁were ▁length ened , ▁the ▁foot bridge ▁roof ed ▁and ▁brick ▁waiting ▁rooms ▁provided ▁on ▁the ▁down ▁platform . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Sa ver nake ▁then ▁had ▁six ▁trains ▁a ▁day , ▁plus ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁s lip ▁coach es ▁from ▁P adding ton , ▁the ▁fast est ▁covering ▁the ▁ ▁to ▁Sa ver nake ▁in ▁ 7 5 ▁minutes . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Sa ver nake ▁had ▁ten ▁trains ▁a ▁day ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁line , ▁seven ▁to ▁Mar l borough ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁ ▁Mid land ▁and ▁South ▁Western ▁J unction ▁Railway ▁trains . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9