Bishops Waltham railway station

Coordinates: 50°57′16″N 1°13′05″W / 50.9544°N 1.2180°W / 50.9544; -1.2180
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Bishops Waltham
General information
LocationWinchester
Coordinates50°57′16″N 1°13′05″W / 50.9544°N 1.2180°W / 50.9544; -1.2180
PlatformsOne
History
Original companyBishops Waltham Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1863Opened
2 January 1933Closed to passengers
27 April 1962Closed to freight

Bishops Waltham railway station was a railway station in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England. The station was the terminus [1] of the 4.5 mile branch line[2] that connected it [3] to the main line at Botley railway station. It opened on 1 June 1863, and closed to passengers on 2 January 1933.[4] After closure to freight in 1962 it was demolished in 1965 and the site is now a roundabout.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Bishops Waltham Branch" Simmonds,R/Robertson,K: Corhampton, Wild Swan, 1988 ISBN 0-906867-67-3
  2. ^ Visit Winchester Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Geograph
  4. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 35. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  5. ^ Up my street Archived 20 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Durley Halt   British Railways
Southern Region

London and South Western Railway
  Terminus

External links

Bishops Waltham branch
Gas works
Line to Clay pits
Bishops Waltham
Calcot Lane bridge
Blind Lane / Durley Mill crossing
Durley Halt
Wangfield Lane bridge (demolished)
Botley