Wickham railway station (Hampshire)

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Wickham
MVRWickhamPlatform.JPG
The overgrown goods platform at the site of the station at Wickham in 2009
Location Wickham, Winchester
England
Coordinates 50°54′05″N1°11′00″W / 50.9015°N 1.1833°W / 50.9015; -1.1833 Coordinates: 50°54′05″N1°11′00″W / 50.9015°N 1.1833°W / 50.9015; -1.1833
Grid reference SU575117
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1903 (1903-06-01)Station opened
7 February 1955 (1955-02-07)Station closed to passengers
30 April 1962 (1962-04-30)Station closed to goods

Wickham (Hants) railway station served the village of Wickham in Hampshire, England. It was on the Meon Valley line of the London and South Western Railway. The station opened in 1903 and closed to passengers in 1955 and to goods in 1962. The main building was to a design by the architect T. P. Figgis.

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History

Opening

The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 June 1903. [1] It was on the Meon Valley line between Droxford and Fareham; [2] Knowle Halt, between Wickham and Fareham, opened in 1907. [3] The Meon Valley line had been authorised on 3 June 1897, and opened on 1 June 1903. [4]

Closure

The station closed to passengers on 7 February 1955 [1] and to goods traffic on 30 April 1962. [5] The prospect was raised of Wickham becoming part of a heritage railway in the 1960s after closure of the line. [6] Indeed, the line was leased by Charles Ashby from West Meon to Droxford, through Wickham and the line used for testing of his Sadler Pacerailer. Several locomotives arrived, including a Terrier now based on the Isle of Wight. However it was not to be. Hopes were dashed when the connection with the Eastleigh to Fareham line was lifted. [7] This left the line isolated and the last train to run[ when? ] was a USA tank loco up the line.[ citation needed ] After this date the line was lifted by BR and some sections purchased by Hampshire County Council. The section between Mislingford and Knowle, through Wickham, is owned by Rookesbury Estates limited who lease the former line out to Hampshire County Council as a footpath.

The site today

The station was demolished after closure and the site is now part of a woodland path. [8]

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Droxford
Line and station closed		  British Rail
Southern Region
Meon Valley Railway line		  Knowle Halt
Line and station closed

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References

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  2. ↑ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 4, section E3. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
  3. ↑ Butt 1995 , p. 137
  4. ↑ Faulkner, J.N.; Williams, R.A. (1988). The LSWR in the Twentieth Century. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 74. ISBN   0-7153-8927-0.
  5. ↑ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. p. 148. ISBN   0-905466-19-5.
  6. ↑ "meon-valley-railway". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Oppitz, Leslie (2003) [2000]. Lost Railways of Hampshire. Newbury, Berks: Countryside Books. p. 105. ISBN   978-1-85306-689-4..
  8. ↑ Gough, Terry (1994). British Railways Past and Present: Berkshire and Hampshire (No. 21). Wadenhoe, Peterborough: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 31. ISBN   978-1-85895-042-6.


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