| Alresford | |
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| Alresford Station on the Mid-Hants Railway | |
| Location | |
| Place | New Alresford |
| Area | City of Winchester |
| Coordinates | 51°05′16″N 1°09′35″W / 51.0878°N 1.1596°WCoordinates: 51°05′16″N 1°09′35″W / 51.0878°N 1.1596°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway Company |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2 October 1865 | Station opened |
| 5 February 1973 | Station closed |
| 30 April 1977 | Station reopens |
| Heritage railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Alresford station (pronounced /ˈɔːlsfɚd/ or /ˈɒlzfɚd/[1]) is a railway station in New Alresford, Hampshire, UK.
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History
Constructed in 1865 for the new Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway Company which later became the first incarnation of the Mid-Hants Railway, the station later joined the London and South Western Railway. It was absorbed as part of that into the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1973.
Preservation
The station then reopened on 30th April 1977 as the western terminus of the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, a heritage railway. Alongside the station a goods shed was built which is now used as a shop, as well as meeting facilities and tourist facilities for the Mid Hants Watercress Railway. Adjacent to the station is a large warehouse which was built in 1873 for trading agricultural produce. This warehouse is now used for offices. The buffet building is the old station building from Lyme Regis in Dorset, which was dismantled and rebuilt here.
The Mid-Hants railway used to run all the way to Winchester but the line now terminates at Alresford. It is unlikely the line will ever be re-extended to Winchester, because the M3 and new houses have been built at various points on its route.
Route
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Ropley | Watercress Line | Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Ropley | London and South Western Railway |
Itchen Abbas | ||
References
- ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 4.
Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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