Farringdon Halt railway station

Farringdon Halt
Woodside Lane overbridge north of the site
Location
Place	Upper Farringdon
Area	East Hampshire
Coordinates	51°06′44″N 0°59′54″W / 51.1122°N 0.9983°WCoordinates: 51°06′44″N 0°59′54″W / 51.1122°N 0.9983°W
Grid reference	SU701353
Operations
Original company	Southern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	One
History
1 May 1931	Opened as Farringdon Halt
1 May 1932	Renamed Faringdon Platform
8 July 1934	Renamed Farringdon Halt
7 February 1955	Closed to passengers
13 August 1968	closed for freight
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Farringdon Halt was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the 20th century. A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there, and in 1930 a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village.^[1] It opened on 1 May 1931, and from 1 May 1932 until 8 July 1934 was named Faringdon Platform, before reverting to the original name of Farringdon Halt.^[2]

Closure

Farringdon Halt, on the last day of the branch.

The passenger service ceased on 7 February 1955. A particularly difficult line to construct^[3] the sidings were used intermittently for goods traffic until 13 August 1968 after which the track was lifted.

The site today

The site is now a small business/light industrial park. Coincidentally the access road to the modern site is along the former railway trackbed from the A32.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Alton		British Rail Southern Region Meon Valley Railway		Tisted

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

1. Tillman, D. (1983). The Meon Valley Railway Revisited. Stone: KRB. ISBN 0-9542035-4-2.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Oppitz, Leslie (1988). Hampshire railways remembered. Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1-85306-020-8.

External links

• Details of route