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	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