Browndown Halt railway station

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Browndown Halt
General information
Location Gosport, Hampshire
England
Coordinates 50°47′30″N1°10′53″W / 50.7918°N 1.1813°W / 50.7918; -1.1813
Grid reference SZ578994
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
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 1914Closed temporarily
1 October 1914Reopened
1 May 1930 (1930-05-01)Closed

Browndown Halt railway station served the town of Gosport, Hampshire, England from 1894 to 1930 on the Lee-on-the-Solent Railway.

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History

The station opened on 12 May 1894 by the Lee-on-the-Solent Railway. It was situated on the south side of Portsmouth Road, near a military training area. This was the busiest halt on the line due to the armed forces using the training grounds nearby, although it was also the only halt that had no waiting shelter. The station closed temporarily on 31 August 1914 but reopened on 1 October 1914. It later closed again to passengers and goods traffic on 1 May 1930. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 100. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Browndown Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Fort Gomer Halt
Line and station closed
  Lee-on-the-Solent Railway   Elmore Halt
Line and station closed