Fittleworth railway station

Fittleworth

Fittleworth station 2009
Location
Place Fittleworth
Area Chichester, West Sussex
Grid reference TQ007181
Operations
Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
1859 Line opened
September 1889 Station opened
February 1955 Station closed (passengers)
May 1963 Station closed (freight)
1966 Line 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–V W–Z
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Fittleworth railway station served the village of Fittleworth in the county of West Sussex in England. It was on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway's line between Pulborough and Midhurst.

The station opened some years after the line (1859) in September 1889 and closed to passengers in February 1955. Freight traffic from Fittleworth ceased in 1963 three years before total closure in 1966.The small station building remained undeveloped for many years. However it was restored and converted into a private dwelling in 1987.[1]

References

  1. Branch Lines Around Midhurst,Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith,Middleton Press,1987
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Pulborough   Midhurst Railways   Petworth

Coordinates: 50°57′13″N 0°34′00″W / 50.9536°N 0.5667°W / 50.9536; -0.5667


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