Bishops Waltham railway station explained

Bishops Waltham
Status:Disused
Borough:Bishop's Waltham, Winchester
Country:England
Coordinates:50.9544°N -1.218°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:One
Original:Bishops Waltham Railway
Pregroup:London and South Western Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Years:1 June 1863
Events:Opened
Years1:2 January 1933
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:27 April 1962
Events2:Closed to freight

Bishops Waltham railway station was a railway station in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England. The station was the terminus [1] of the 3.75 mile branch line[2] that connected [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]

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Notes and References

  1. "The Bishops Waltham Branch" Simmonds,R/Robertson,K: Corhampton, Wild Swan, 1988
  2. http://www.visitwinchester.co.uk/xsdbimgs/Watercress-Leaflet%20resized.pdf Visit Winchester
  3. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2387836 Geograph
  4. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 35 .
  5. http://local.upmystreet.com/picture-of-approaching-station-roundabout-on-bishops-waltham-railway-path-id-527245.html Up my street