Sutton Scotney railway station

Sutton Scotney
Location
Place Sutton Scotney
Area Winchester
Grid reference SU465395
Operations
Original company Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Pre-grouping Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
4 May 1885 (1885-05-04) Opened
4 August 1942 Closed
8 March 1943 Re-opened
7 March 1960 Closed
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Sutton Scotney railway station is a disused station which served the village of Sutton Scotney a few miles north of Winchester on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway.

Facilities

It was the last station to use the standard design station buildings on the southbound platform. As per most stations there was a passing loop and a single siding and the station did see considerable goods traffic from local farms including watercress and pigs.

Map

A 1913 Railway Clearing House map showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Sutton Scotney

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Barton Stacey
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
  Worthy Down Halt
Line and station closed

References

    Coordinates: 51°09′10″N 1°20′11″W / 51.1529°N 1.3365°W / 51.1529; -1.3365

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