Alresford railway station (Hampshire)
Disused railway station in New Alresford, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alresford railway station (/ˈɔːlsfərd/ or /ˈɒlzfərd/)[1] is a railway station serving New Alresford, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
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Alresford | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | New Alresford England |
Coordinates | 51°05′18″N 1°09′39″W |
Grid reference | SU587324 |
Operated by | Mid Hants Railway |
Platforms | 2, (3 on certain gala days when the Cattle Dock is used as platform 1A) |
History | |
Original company | Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
2 October 1865 | Opened |
5 February 1973 | Closed |
30 April 1977 | Reopened |
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The station was opened in 1865 by the Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway and operated as part of the London and South Western Railway and later Southern Railway and the Southern Region of British Railways until its closure in 1973. In official literature it is shown as Alresford (Hampshire) in order to distinguish it from the station of the same name in Essex.
It was reopened in 1977 as the terminus of the Watercress Line from Alton.