Ashley Heath railway station

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Ashley Heath
Station platforms on the Castleman Trailway
Location
Location	Ashley Heath
Area	East Dorset, Dorset
Grid reference	SU113047
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 April 1927	Opened
4 May 1964	Closed to passengers
7 August 1966	Closed to freight
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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Ashley Heath was a station on the Southampton and Dorchester Railway in the county of Dorset. Opened in 1927, it served the areas of St Leonards and St Ives as well as the village of Ashley Heath itself. This was an emerging residential area, the northern part of what is now the South East Dorset conurbation. The station consisted of two concrete platforms each with a shelter. It was closed during the Beeching Axe, losing its passenger trains in 1964.

[edit] The station today

The site is now on the Castleman Trailway, off Horton Road, the road from the Ashley Heath interchange to Three Legged Cross. The former line crosses the road next to a shop. Short sections of platform including the concrete nameboards remain.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ringwood		British Rail Southern Region Southampton and Dorchester Railway		West Moors

[edit] External links

• Ashley Heath at Subterranea Britannica
• Rural Rides

[edit] Further reading

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.  ISBN 1 85260 508 1