| Droxford Railway Station | |
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| Former bridge near Droxford Railway Station | |
| Location | |
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| Place | Droxford |
| Area | Winchester City Council[1] |
| Grid reference | SU613185 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | London & South Western Railway (1903-1923) |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1955) |
| Platforms | Two |
| History | |
| 1 June 1903 | Opened |
| 7 February 1955 | Closed for passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-V W-Z |
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Droxford railway station was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the first half of the 20th century. Opened on 1 June 1903, it has a place in every history book as the location where Churchill and Eisenhower put the finishing touches to the D Day invasion plans[2]. A particularly difficult line to construct(It cost the equivalent of 27 millionGBP[3]) After closure for passenger traffic in 1955 the section from Droxford to Knowle was retained for several years for freight traffic and to test new designs, finally being lifted after a fire in 1970[4]. Today the station is a very private residence[5].
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| West Meon | British Rail Southern Region Meon Valley Railway line |
Wickham | ||
See also
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References
- ^ Council Web Site
- ^ Churchill,W.S (1954) “Triumph and Tragedy”: London Cassell 1954
- ^ Stone, R.A (1983)“The Meon Valley Railway”: Cheltenham,Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361
- ^ Oppitz, L (1988): "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1853060208
- ^ Stictly private
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50°57′44″N 1°7′37″W / 50.96222°N 1.12694°WCoordinates: 50°57′44″N 1°7′37″W / 50.96222°N 1.12694°W
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