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]
Bishops Waltham | |
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 April 1963 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bishop's Waltham, Winchester England |
| Coordinates | 50°57′16″N 1°13′05″W / 50.9544°N 1.2180°W |
| Grid reference | SU550175 |
| Platforms | One |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bishops Waltham Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1863 | Opened |
| 2 January 1933 | Closed to passengers |
| 27 April 1962 | Closed to freight |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Bishops Waltham Branch" Simmonds,R/Robertson,K: Corhampton, Wild Swan, 1988 ISBN 0-906867-67-3
- ^ Visit Winchester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Geograph
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 35. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Up my street Archived 20 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Durley Halt | British Railways Southern Region London and South Western Railway | Terminus |
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