Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

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Treloar's Hospital Platform
General information
Location Alton, East Hampshire
England
Coordinates 51°08′27″N0°59′21″W / 51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891
Grid reference SU708385
Line(s) Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Key dates
c.1918Station opened
1939Station closed for passengers
1967closed for goods

Treloar's Hospital Platform (also known as Alton Park and Cripples' Home Siding) was a railway station which served Lord Mayor Treloar's hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England.

History

The station was built by the London and South Western Railway no earlier than 5 April 1910 on the route of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway. [1] It was opened c.1918, and was a private station, [2] [3] used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home, [1] which had opened in 1908. [4] The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929); [5] [6] Alton Park [3] [7] and Treloar's Hospital Platform. [2] [8]

The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long [1] and was located just 20 chains (0.25 miles, 0.40 km) from Butts Junction [9] at which the line from Basingstoke joins the Mid-Hants Railway on the approach to Alton railway station.

The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway. [2] [3] The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.[ citation needed ]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bentworth and Lasham
Line and station closed
  London and South Western Railway
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
  Alton
Line closed, station open

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Faulkner, J.N.; Williams, R.A. (1988). The LSWR in the Twentieth Century. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN   0-7153-8927-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. 1 2 3 Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN   0-85361-281-1.
  4. "The History of Treloar's". Treloar Trust. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. Butt 1995 , pp. 71, 234
  6. Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982 , pp. 39, 63
  7. Butt 1995 , pp. 16, 234
  8. Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982 , pp. 39, 135
  9. Quick, Michael (September 2022). Railway Passenger Stations in England, Wales and Scotland: A Chronology (PDF) (version 5.04 ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 50.