Hayling Island railway station

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Hayling Island
Former Station.
Location
Location Havant
Area Havant, Hampshire
Grid reference SZ709998
Operations
Pre-grouping LBSCR
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms  ?
History
17 July 1867 Opened as "South Hayling"
1 January 1892 Renamed "Hayling Island"
4 November 1963[1] Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Portal:Hayling Island railway station
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Hayling Island station, called South Hayling until 1892[2], was opened in 1867 as the terminus[3] of the four and a half mile[4]long Hayling Island branch, a single track[5] line from Havant which transported holidaymakers to the resort[6] until its closure in 1963[7]. Today the station’s outbuildings are utilized as a theatre [8], and are the first (or last) last landmark on The Hayling Billy Trail[9].

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

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Old Hampshire Gazetteer
  2. ^ "Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984 ISBN 0906520126
  3. ^ "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 1853060208
  4. ^ Enthusiasts Web-Site
  5. ^ ”A Guide to Hayling Island branch line” Pierce Jones,V/Walton,R. :Hayling Island, waltondesign,2005 ISBN 200070960X
  6. ^ Memories of the Hayling Island Branch:Produced by Ian Heys for "Branch Line Videos", Catalogue Number 418-514424
  7. ^ "Catching the train to Hayling Island: a history" Newell, L: Havant, Havant Borough Council,2005 ISBN 200076629X
  8. ^ HIADS Web-Site
  9. ^ “The Hayling Billy Leisure Trail” Marshall,B Havant, Bosmere Hundred Society,1992 ISBN 101922442X
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