Treloar's Hospital Platform | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Alton, East Hampshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.1409°N -0.9891°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Line: | Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
Original: | London and South Western Railway |
Pregroup: | London and South Western Railway |
Postgroup: | Southern Railway |
Events: | Station opened |
Years1: | 1939 |
Events1: | Station closed for passengers |
Years2: | 1967 |
Events2: | closed for goods |
Treloar's Hospital Platform (also known as Alton Park and Cripples' Home Siding) was a railway station which served Lord Mayor Treloar's hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England.
The station was built by the London and South Western Railway no earlier than 5 April 1910 on the route of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.[1] It was opened, and was a private station,[2] [3] used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home, which had opened in 1908.[4] The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929); Alton Park and Treloar's Hospital Platform.
The platform was 200feet long and was located just 20 chains (0.25 miles, 0.40 km) from Butts Junction[5] at which the line from Basingstoke joins the Mid-Hants Railway on the approach to Alton railway station.
The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway. The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.