Bishops Waltham railway station

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Bishops Waltham
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April 1963
General information
Location Bishop's Waltham, Winchester
England
Coordinates 50°57′16″N1°13′05″W / 50.9544°N 1.2180°W / 50.9544; -1.2180 Coordinates: 50°57′16″N1°13′05″W / 50.9544°N 1.2180°W / 50.9544; -1.2180
Grid reference SU550175
PlatformsOne
Other information
StatusDisused
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 1863Opened
2 January 1933Closed to passengers
27 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]

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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
Bishops Waltham branch
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Gas works
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Line to Clay pits
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Bishops Waltham
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Calcot Lane bridge
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Blind Lane / Durley Mill crossing
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Durley Halt
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Wangfield Lane bridge (demolished)
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Botley