Itchen Abbas railway station

Itchen Abbas
General information
Location	Itchen Abbas, City of Winchester, Hampshire England
Coordinates	51°05′40″N1°14′24″W / 51.09446°N 1.24001°W / 51.09446; -1.24001
Platforms	originally 2(but later 1)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1865	Station opened
5 February 1973	Station closed
Location

The Itchen Abbas railway station was in the county of Hampshire in England and opened on 2 October 1865 by the Mid-Hants Railway. It closed on 5 February 1973. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The station was originally built with two platforms but, in the 1930s, the up platform was taken out of use and only a single track serving the down platform was used. The station was destaffed in 1967.

Following the closure of the route between Alton and Winchester, the line from Alresford eastwards to Alton was reopened in preservation by the Watercress Line, but not the section west of Alresford (including Itchen Abbas). It is unlikely the line will ever be re-opened to Winchester because the M3 and five houses have been built at various points on its route. At the beginning of the 1980s, the original station building was demolished and a new house built on the site, where parts of the platform still stand in its garden.

To the east, between the station site and Alresford, is the now disused but complete viaduct over Northington Road.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Alresford Line closed, station open		London and South Western Railway Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway		Winchester Line closed, station open

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 241. OCLC   931112387.