East Southsea railway station

East Southsea

The line crossed a bridge here and terminated shortly afterwards.
Location
Place Southsea
Area City of Portsmouth
Grid reference SZ651983
Operations
Original company Southsea Railway (1885 to 1914)
Pre-grouping L&SWR/LB&SCR[1]
Platforms 1
History
2 July 1885 Opened
8 August 1914 Closed
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Railways in the Portsmouth area

Legend
Portsmouth Direct Line
to London Waterloo via Guildford

West Coastway Line
to Southampton

West Coastway Line
to Brighton & London Victoria
Portchester
Havant
M27
Bedhampton
Cosham
A3(M)

A27
Portsbridge Creek
Hilsea
Southsea Railway 1885-1914
Fratton
Jessie Road Bridge Halt
Albert Road Bridge Halt
Portsmouth & Southsea

East Southsea
Admiralty Line
to HMNB Portsmouth

Portsmouth Harbour
FastCat
to Ryde Pier Head

Gosport Ferry
to Gosport

A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway

East Southsea was the terminus of the 1.25 mile[2] Southsea Railway, which linked the resort with the main line from London at Fratton.[3] The 1885 station on Granada Rd had an overall glass roof, but its replacement for the 1903 railcar service, further along Granada Rd, about 50 yards (46 m) south, only had a small wooden platform and a waiting room.[4] The 1885 station was demolished in the 1970s.[5] The only discrete station until 1904 (when Jessie Road and Albert Road opened[6]), it was initially a success,[7] but was unable to compete with the burgeoning tramway network.[8] The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war[2] to the effect that railways unable to support themselves would cease operations at the earliest opportunity; and, as the line clearly fell into this category, the last train ran early in August 1914.[6] Abandonment and part removal of the line was sanctioned by section 55 of the Southern Railway Act 1923.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Albert Road
Bridge Halt		   Southsea Railway   Terminus

See also

References

  1. ↑ Very unusually, the two companies ran the line in alternate years "Portsmouth in the past"Gates,W:Portsmouth, S.P, 1925 rpr1972 ISBN 0-85409-744-9
  2. 1 2 "The Southsea Railway" Robertson,K: Southampton, Kingfisher, 1985 ISBN 0-946184-16-X
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (December 1985). Southern Main Lines: Woking to Portsmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-25-8.
  4. ↑ Railway Magazine June 1936 p. 397
  5. ↑ History in Portsmouth (with further history and photos of the station and railcar)
  6. 1 2 "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 1-85306-020-8
  7. ↑ Despite being 0.25 miles from the coast
  8. ↑ ”Portsmouth’s tramways” Petch,M: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1996 ISBN 1-873793-72-3

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Coordinates: 50°46′52″N 1°04′38″W / 50.781075°N 1.077263°W / 50.781075; -1.077263

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