Bishops Waltham railway station

Bishops Waltham
Location
Place Bishops Waltham
Area City of Winchester
Coordinates 50°57′27″N 1°13′09″W / 50.9575°N 1.2192°W / 50.9575; -1.2192Coordinates: 50°57′27″N 1°13′09″W / 50.9575°N 1.2192°W / 50.9575; -1.2192
Grid reference SU550175
Operations
Original company Bishops Waltham Railway
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms One
History
1 June 1863 Opened
2 January 1933 Closed to passengers
27 April 1962 Closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Bishops Waltham railway station was a railway station in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England. The station was the terminus [1] of the 4.5 mile branch line[2] that connected it [3] to the main line at Botley railway station. It opened on 1 June 1863, and closed to passengers on 2 January 1933.[4] After closure to freight in 1962 it was demolished in 1965 and the site is now a roundabout.[5]

References

  1. "The Bishops Waltham Branch" Simmonds,R/Robertson,K: Corhampton, Wild Swan, 1988 ISBN 0-906867-67-3
  2. Visit Winchester
  3. Geograph
  4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 35. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. Up my street Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Durley Halt   British Railways
Southern Region

London and South Western Railway
  Terminus

See also

External links


Bishops Waltham branch

Legend
Bishops Waltham
Calcot Lane bridge
Blind Lane / Durley Mill crossing
Durley Halt
Wangfield Lane bridge
Botley
Eastleigh to Fareham line
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