Holmsley railway station

Holmsley

Former railway station, now a Tea Room
Location
Place Holmsley
Area New Forest, Hampshire
Grid reference SU232007
Operations
Pre-grouping Southampton and Dorchester Railway
London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
1 June 1847 Opened as "Christchurch Road"
13 November 1862 Renamed "Holmsley"
4 May 1964 Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Holmsley is a closed railway station in the county of Hampshire which served the small village of Holmsley.

History

The station was opened in 1847 as "Christchurch Road" by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Sited next to a bridge carrying the A35 road over the line, it was initially the nearest station for the towns of Christchurch and Bournemouth. Coaches served these places until the construction of direct lines, from firstly Ringwood and then Brockenhurst.[1] The station's name was changed to Holmsley on 13 November 1862.

The station fell under the control of the London and South Western Railway before becoming part of the Southern Railway in the 1923 railway grouping. The station closed in 1964, a casualty of the programme of closures advocated by the Beeching Report.

The site today

The Burley to Brockenhurst road passes under the A35 through the platforms, using the former trackbed for some distance. However, remains of the platforms can be seen, and the station house survives as a restaurant at the road junction.[2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Brockenhurst
Line and station open
  British Rail
Southern Region

Southampton and Dorchester Railway
  Ringwood
Line and station closed

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Coordinates: 50°48′19″N 1°40′22″W / 50.8054°N 1.6727°W / 50.8054; -1.6727


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