Itchen Abbas railway station

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Itchen Abbas
Location
Location	Itchen Abbas
Area	City of Winchester, Hampshire
Grid reference	SU533331
Operations
Pre-grouping	Mid-Hants Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
2 October 1865	Station opened
5 February 1973	Station closed
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-Z
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The Itchen Abbas railway station was in the county of Hampshire in England, and opened on the 2nd of October, 1865 by the Mid Hants Railway. It closed on the 5th of February, 1973.

[edit] History

The Mid-Hants railway used to run through Itchen Abbas 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.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Alresford Line closed; station open		London and South Western Railway		Winchester Line closed; station open

[edit] Further reading

• 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, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.