North Hayling railway station

North Hayling

Site of station, now a car-park for a nature reserve
Location
Place Havant
Area Havant, Hampshire
Grid reference SU717028
Operations
Original company Hayling Railway
Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping
Platforms 1
History
17 July 1867 Opened
4 November 1963[1] 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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Hayling Island Branch Line

Legend
West Coastway Line
to Brighton

Portsmouth Direct Line
to London

Havant
West Coastway Line
to Portsmouth Harbour & Southampton

Langstone
Hayling Bridge over
Langstone Harbour

North Hayling
Hayling Island
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of local lines, showing the Hayling Island Branch Line

North Hayling station was a halt[2] on the single track Hayling Island branch, most often used to load oysters caught by local fishermen,[3] but also ornithologists and ramblers.[4] The station, along with the line was closed, in 1963.[5] The station was located on the west coast of Hayling Island, very close to the coast.[6] The station was very basic, with a timber concourse and wooden shelter.[7] The station has been demolished and a section of the trackbed is now a footpath.[8]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Langston   Southern Region of British Railways
Hayling Island branch line
  Hayling Island

References

  1. Old Hampshire Gazetteer
  2. "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 978-1-85306-020-5
  3. ”A Guide to Hayling Island branch line” Pierce Jones,V/Walton,R. :Hayling Island, waltondesign, 2005
  4. "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Bennett,A: Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 978-1-870754-31-6
  5. "Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984 ISBN 978-0-906520-12-3
  6. "Catching the train to Hayling Island: a history" Newell, L: Havant, Havant Borough Council, 2005
  7. Memories of the Hayling Island Branch:Produced by Ian Heys for "Branch Line Videos", Catalogue Number 418-514424
  8. “The Hayling Billy Leisure Trail” Marshall,B Havant, Bosmere Hundred Society, 1992

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Coordinates: 50°49′19″N 0°58′59″W / 50.8219°N 0.9831°W / 50.8219; -0.9831


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