No 2 Range Halt railway station

No 2 Range Halt
General information
Location	East Hampshire England
Coordinates	51°05′20″N0°52′26″W / 51.089°N 0.874°W / 51.089; -0.874
Platforms	0
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Longmoor Military Railway
Key dates
probably 1932	station opened
31 October 1969	closed
Location

v t e Longmoor Military Railway
Legend
Bordon Light Railway to Bentley White Hill Road LC Bordon Oakhanger Halt Whitehill Junction Two Range Halt Hopkins Bridge Woolmer Hollywater Longmoor Downs Griggs Green Weaversdown Halt Liss Forest Road Liss Junction Liss   to Guildford London to Portsmouth line to Havant

No 2 Range Halt railway station is a former railway station, on the Longmoor Military Railway, serving No 2 range, it was sometimes known as Two Range Halt implying there were two ranges but the halt was only close to No 2 range. ^{[1] [2]}

The station probably opened in 1932, it is mentioned in the winter timetable as a request stop but is not mentioned in the summer 1932 timetable. ^[3]

The station had no platforms or other facilities except for a block post, the Army's name for a signal box. ^[2]

The station was closed along with the rest of the line on 31 October 1969. ^[4]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Whitehill Junction		Longmoor Military Railway		Woolmer

References

Citations

1. Ronald & Carter 1974, p. 109.
2. Farmer 1966.
3. Ronald & Carter 1974, pp. 222–223.
4. Quick 2022, p. 565.

Bibliography

• Farmer, Keith (March 1966). "Longmoor Military Railway". Industrial Railway Record: 199–205.
• Ronald, D.W.; Carter, R.J. (1974). The Longmoor Military Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-6357-3.
• Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1987). Branch Lines to Longmoor. Middleton Press. ISBN   978-0-906520-41-3.