Itchen Abbas railway station

Itchen Abbas
Location
Place	Itchen Abbas
Area	City of Winchester, Hampshire
Coordinates	51°05′40″N 1°14′24″W / 51.09446°N 1.24001°WCoordinates: 51°05′40″N 1°14′24″W / 51.09446°N 1.24001°W
Operations
Pre-grouping	Mid-Hants Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	originally 2(but later 1)
History
2 October 1865	Station opened
5 February 1973	Station closed
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The Itchen Abbas railway station was in the county of Hampshire in England and opened on 2 October 1865 by the Mid Hants Railway. It closed on 5 February 1973.^[1]

History

The station was originally built with two platforms but, in the 1930s, the up platform was taken out of use and only a single track serving the down platform was used. The station was destaffed in the 1960s.

Following the closure of the route between Alton and Winchester, the line from Alresford eastwards to Alton has been reopened in preservation, but the section west of Alresford (including Itchen Abbas) has not. It is unlikely the line will ever be re-extended to Winchester, because the M3 and five houses have been built at various points on its route.

At the beginning of the 1980s, the original station was demolished and a new house built on the site; parts of the platform still stand in its garden. Further west of the station site towards the junction near Winchester other houses have been built along the line and further east (between the station site and Alresford) is the now disused but complete viaduct over Northington Road.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Alresford Line closed; station open		London and South Western Railway		Winchester Line closed; station open

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.