Bishops Waltham railway station

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]

Bishops Waltham
General information
LocationBishop's Waltham, Winchester
England
Coordinates50.9544°N 1.2180°W / 50.9544; -1.2180
Grid referenceSU550175
PlatformsOne
Other information
StatusDisused
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

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.
  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
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
Eastleigh–Fareham line


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