Fort Brockhurst railway station

Fort Brockhurst
The site of the station, looking southeast towards Lee-on-the-Solent, in 1993
General information
Location	Gosport, Hampshire England
Coordinates	50.8074°N 1.1567°W / 50.8074; -1.1567
Grid reference	SU594013
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway British Railways (Southern Region)
Key dates
1 November 1865 (1865-11-01)	Opened as Brockhurst
17 November 1893	Name changed to Fort Brockhurst
8 June 1953 (1953-06-08)	Closed

Fort Brockhurst railway station served the town of Gosport, Hampshire, England from 1865 to 1953 on the Fareham-Gosport line.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1865 as Brockhurst by the London and South Western Railway. It was situated on the east side of Military Road. The station's name was changed to Fort Brockhurst on 17 November 1893 to avoid confusion with Brockenhurst station in Hampshire. It originally had two platforms but a third one was built when the Lee-on-the-Solent branch opened in 1894. Most of the traffic handled at the station was naval or military related. Passenger services that ran on the Lee-on-Solent Line ceased on 1 January 1931. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 8 June 1953.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Fareham Line closed, station open		London and South Western Railway Fareham-Gosport line		Gosport Line and station closed
Fort Gomer Halt Line and station closed		London and South Western Railway Lee-on-Solent Line		Terminus
Gosport Road and Alverstoke		London and South Western Railway Stokes Bay Line		Terminus