Durley Halt railway station

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Durley Halt
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The remains of Durley Halt Platform, April 2004
General information
Location Durley Mill, City of Winchester
England
Coordinates 50°55′58″N1°15′11″W / 50.93278°N 1.25306°W / 50.93278; -1.25306
Grid reference SU525150
PlatformsOne
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Key dates
23 December 1909Opened
2 January 1933Closed to passengers
Location
Durley Halt railway station

Durley Halt railway station was the only intermediate stop on the 3+34 mile Bishops Waltham branch line [1] that connected Bishops Waltham to Botley. [2] Opened in 1909 it was only ever lightly used [3] but remained open to passengers until the last train called on 31 December 1932; Freight trains continued along the line past the station until 1962.

Contents

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

See also

References

  1. "Visit Winchester" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
  2. Simmonds, R; Robertson, K (1988). The Bishops Waltham Branch. Corhampton: Wild Swan. ISBN   0-906867-67-3.
  3. "Only known photo". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.

Route

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Bishops Waltham   British Railways
Southern Region

London and South Western Railway
  Botley