Ringwood railway station
| Ringwood | |
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| Former site of railway station, now an industrial area | |
| Location | |
| Place | Ringwood |
| Area | New Forest, Hampshire |
| Grid reference | SU153047 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Southampton and Dorchester Railway London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1847 | Opened |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 August 1966 | Closed to freight |
| 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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Ringwood is a closed railway station in the county of Hampshire which served the town of Ringwood. It lay on the former Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the original main line from Brockenhurst to Dorchester. The later development of Bournemouth as a major town led to the building of a branch from Ringwood through to Christchurch, later extended to Bournemouth - see Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway. In 1885 the present main line from Brockenhurst to Christchurch was built and the Ringwood line relegated to branch line status. The line to Christchurch was closed in 1935 and the Southampton and Dorchester Railway line was closed in 1964 with the Beeching Report .
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[edit] The line today
The location today is now part of the Castleman Trailway.
A report from the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) published in June 2009 recommended the rebuilding of part of the Brockenhurst to Poole line from Brockenhurst to Ringwood. The report looked into the feasibility of reopening disused lines and stations, it concluded that there was a business case for investing £70m in the new link with an hourly service.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Holmsley Line and station closed |
British Rail Southern Region Southampton and Dorchester Railway |
Ashley Heath Line and station closed |
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| Terminus | Southern Railway Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway |
Avon Lodge Line and station closed |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Connecting Communities – Expanding Access to the Rail Network" (pdf). ATOC. http://www.atoc.org/general/ConnectingCommunitiesReport_S10.pdf. Retrieved January 3rd 2010.
[edit] External links
[edit] Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
- J.H. Lucking,. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)
Coordinates: 50°50′30″N 1°47′03″W / 50.84163°N 1.78407°W
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