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References
- ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 406. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ "Disused Stations:". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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| Gosport Road and Alverstoke Line and station closed | Stokes Bay Railway and Pier Company Stokes Bay line | Terminus |
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