Farringdon Platform railway station
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Not to be confused with Farringdon station, Farringdon railway station, or Farington railway station.
| Farringdon Platform | |
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| Nearest we can get to site | |
| Location | |
| Place | Upper Farringdon |
| Area | East Hampshire District Council |
| Grid reference | SU701353 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | London & South Western Railway (No station) |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1968) |
| Platforms | One |
| History | |
| 1930 | Opened |
| 1955 | Closed for passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Farringdon Platform was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the 20th century. A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there, and in 1930 a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village[1].The passenger service service ceased on 7 February 1955. A particularly difficult line to construct[2] the platform was used intermittently for goods traffic until the track was lifted in 1968[3]. The site is now a small business/light industrial park. Ironically the access road to the modern site is along the former railway trackbed from the A32.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Alton | British Rail Southern Region Meon Valley Railway |
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[edit] References
- ^ “The Meon Valley Railway Revisited” Tillman, D: Stone,KRB,1983 ISBN 0954203542
- ^ Oppitz, Leslie (1988). "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1853060208.
- ^ Lifting details
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