Ropley railway station

Ropley
Engine 80104 approaching Ropley station on The Watercress Line
Location
Place	Ropley
Area	East Hampshire
Coordinates	51°05′15″N 1°06′09″W / 51.0876°N 1.1024°W / 51.0876; -1.1024Coordinates: 51°05′15″N 1°06′09″W / 51.0876°N 1.1024°W / 51.0876; -1.1024
Grid reference	SU629324
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
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Ropley railway station is a railway station in Ropley, Hampshire, England, which opened on 2 October 1865.

Preservation

It is an intermediate station on the preserved Watercress Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford.

The main locomotive shed and workshops for the Watercress Railway are located just to the east of Ropley station.

The station gardens feature notable yew topiary, which has been in situ for over 100 years (an 1898 postcard shows the topiary well established).

A footbridge was added to the western end of the station in 1986. This was recovered from the closed station at North Tawton in Devon in August 1983, restored and installed by volunteers.

Route

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Medstead and Four Marks		Watercress Line		Alresford (Hampshire)

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