Lee-on-the-Solent railway station

Lee-on-the-Solent
General information
Location	Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire England
Coordinates	50°47′58″N1°12′05″W / 50.7995°N 1.2015°W / 50.7995; -1.2015
Grid reference	SU563003
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lee-on-the-Solent Railway
Pre-grouping	Lee-on-the-Solent Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
12 May 1894 (1894-05-12)	Opened
31 August 1914	Closed temporarily
1 October 1914	Reopened
1 January 1931	Closed to passengers
30 September 1935 (1935-09-30)	Closed completely
Location

Lee-on-the-Solent railway station served the district of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, England from 1894 to 1935 on the Lee-on-Solent Line.

History

The station opened on 12 May 1894 by the Lee-on-the-Solent Railway. It was situated on the west side of Marine Parade on the B3333. Like the rest of the halts on the line, it closed temporarily on 31 August 1914 and reopened on 1 October 1914. In 1917, a seaplane depot opened nearby and was accessible via rail. The freight traffic handled at the station was coal and building materials used for houses that were being built nearby. The station closed to passengers on 1 January 1931 ^[1] and to goods traffic on 30 September 1935. ^[2] After closure the station building was converted into an amusement arcade.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 260. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Lee-on-the-Solent Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Elmore Halt Line and station closed		Lee-on-the-Solent Railway		Terminus