Jessie Road Bridge Halt | |
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Location | Southsea, City of Portsmouth England |
Grid reference | SZ657996 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Opened | 1 October 1904 |
Closed | 8 August 1914 |
Original company | Southsea Railway |
Jessie Road Bridge Halt [1] was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway [2] between Fratton [3] and Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road [4] ).
Opened in 1904 and closed a decade later it was part of a concerted effort to boost revenue and thus see off competition from the burgeoning tramway network. [5] The station's only platform was on the down line, the up line being out of use. [6] The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war [4] that railways unable to support themselves would cease operations at the earliest opportunity; and, as the line clearly fell into this category, the last train ran early in August 1914. [3]
Railways in the Portsmouth area |
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Fratton | Southsea Railway | Albert Road Bridge Halt |
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