West Meon railway station
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| West Meon | |||
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| Station Road, West Meon | |||
| Location | |||
| Location | West Meon | ||
| Area | Winchester City Council[1] | ||
| Grid reference | SU642237 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | London & South Western Railway (1903-1923) | ||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1955) |
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| Platforms | Two | ||
| History | |||
| 1 June 1903 | Opened | ||
| 21 September 1955 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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West Meon railway station[2] 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 formed part of a comprehensive set of transport links serving the village.[3] A particularly difficult line to construct(It cost the equivalent of 27 million GBP[4]) One of its most dramatic feature was the long tunnel approaching the station running over the A272.
Never a busy station;[5]it was finally closed on 5 February 1955. All that remains[6] to show the station was ever there is an Ordnance Survey Bench Mark.[7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Privett | British Rail Southern Region Meon Valley Railway line |
Droxford | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Council Web Site
- ^ Exact location of station
- ^ Summary of transport provision
- ^ .Stone, R.A (1983): The Meon Valley Railway. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361
- ^ Its only substantive commission was to move a complete farm in 1933 - Oppitz, L (1988). Hampshire railways remembered. Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1-85306020-8
- ^ Aerial photo
- ^ Location of benchmark
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