Farringdon Halt railway station

Farringdon Halt

Woodside Lane overbridge north of the site
Location
Place Upper Farringdon
Area East Hampshire
Coordinates 51°06′44″N 0°59′54″W / 51.1122°N 0.9983°W / 51.1122; -0.9983Coordinates: 51°06′44″N 0°59′54″W / 51.1122°N 0.9983°W / 51.1122; -0.9983
Grid reference SU701353
Operations
Original company Southern Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms One
History
1 May 1931 (1931-05-01) Opened as Farringdon Halt
1 May 1932 Renamed Faringdon Platform
8 July 1934 Renamed Farringdon Halt
7 February 1955 (1955-02-07) Closed to passengers
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Farringdon Halt was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the 20th century. A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there, and in 1930 a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village.[1] It opened on 1 May 1931, and from 1 May 1932 until 8 July 1934 was named Faringdon Platform, before reverting to the original name of Farringdon Halt.[2]

Closure

Farringdon Halt, on the last day of the branch.

The passenger service ceased on 7 February 1955. A particularly difficult line to construct[3] the sidings were used intermittently for goods traffic until the track was lifted in 1968.[4]

The site today

The site is now a small business/light industrial park. Coincidentally the access road to the modern site is along the former railway trackbed from the A32.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Alton   British Rail
Southern Region
Meon Valley Railway		   Tisted

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tillman, D. (1983). The Meon Valley Railway Revisited. Stone: KRB. ISBN 0-9542035-4-2.
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ↑ Oppitz, Leslie (1988). Hampshire railways remembered. Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1-85306-020-8.
  4. ↑ "Lifting details".

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