Bishops Waltham railway station

Demolished railway station in England

50°57′16″N 1°13′05″W / 50.9544°N 1.2180°W / 50.9544; -1.2180Grid referenceSU550175PlatformsOneOther informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBishops Waltham RailwayPre-groupingLondon and South Western RailwayPost-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British RailwaysKey dates1 June 1863Opened2 January 1933Closed to passengers27 April 1962Closed to freight

Bishops Waltham railway station was a railway station in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England. The station was the terminus [1] of the 3.75 mile branch line[2] that connected [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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Bishops Waltham Branch" Simmonds,R/Robertson,K: Corhampton, Wild Swan, 1988 ISBN 0-906867-67-3
  2. ^ Visit Winchester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  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 20 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Durley Halt   British Railways
Southern Region
London and South Western Railway 		  Terminus
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Bishops Waltham branch
Legend
 Gas works
Line to Clay pits
Bishops Waltham
Calcot Lane bridge
Blind Lane / Durley Mill crossing
 Durley Halt
Wangfield Lane bridge (demolished)
 Botley


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