Farringdon Halt railway station explained

Farringdon Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Upper Farringdon, East Hampshire
Country:England
Coordinates:51.1097°N -0.996°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:One
Original:Southern Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Events:Opened as Farringdon Halt
Years1:1 May 1932
Events1:Renamed Faringdon Platform
Years2:8 July 1934
Events2:Renamed Farringdon Halt
Events3:Closed to passengers
Years4:13 August 1968
Events4:Closed for freight

Farringdon Halt was an intermediate railway station on the Meon Valley line, which ran from Alton to Fareham in Hampshire, England, during the 20th century.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1931 as Farringdon Halt; the Meon Valley Railway was a particularly difficult line to construct.[1] A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there and a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village in 1930.[2]

The halt was known briefly as Faringdon Platform for a short period in the 1930s, before reverting to its original name.[3]

The passenger service ceased on 7 February 1955. The sidings were used intermittently for goods traffic until 13 August 1968, after which the track was lifted.

The site today

The site is now a small business/light industrial park. The access road to the modern site is along the former railway trackbed from the A32.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Oppitz, Leslie . 1988 . Hampshire railways remembered . Newbury . Countryside . 1-85306-020-8 .
  2. Book: Tillman, D. . The Meon Valley Railway Revisited . Stone . KRB . 1983 . 0-9542035-4-2 .
  3. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 94 .