Droxford railway station
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| Droxford Railway Station | |||
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| Former bridge near Droxford Railway Station | |||
| Location | |||
| Location | Droxford | ||
| Area | Winchester City Council[1] | ||
| Grid reference | SU613185 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | London & South Western Railway (1903-1923) | ||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1955) |
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| Platforms | Two | ||
| History | |||
| 1 June 1903 | Opened | ||
| 21 September 1955 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Droxford railway station was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the first half of the 20th century. Opened on 1 June 1903, it has a place in every history book as the location where Churchill and Eisenhower put the finishing touches to the D Day invasion plans[2]. A particularly difficult line to construct(It cost the equivalent of 27 millionGBP[3]), the section from Droxford to Knowle was retained for several years to test new designs, finally being lifted after a fire in 1970[4]. Today the station is a very private residence[5].
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Privett | British Rail Southern Region Meon Valley Railway line |
Knowle Halt | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Council Web Site
- ^ Churchill,W.S (1954) “Triumph and Tragedy”: London Cassell 1954
- ^ Stone, R.A (1983)“The Meon Valley Railway”: Cheltenham,Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361
- ^ Oppitz, L (1988): "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1853060208
- ^ Stictly private
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