Knowle Halt railway station

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Knowle Halt Railway Station

Site of former Knowle Halt

Location

Location

Knowle

Area

Winchester City Council^[1]

Grid reference

SU558095

Operations

Pre-grouping

London & South Western Railway (1907-1923)

Post-grouping

Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1955)

Platforms

Two

History

1 May 1907

Opened

6 April 1964

Closed

Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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UK Railways Portal

Knowle Halt was a railway station in the county of Hampshire in England. It was served by trains on the Eastleigh to Fareham and Meon Valley lines^[2].

1 History
2 The site today
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Opened on the 1 May 1907 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) to serve Knowle Hospital, then known as the Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum. Opened as Knowle Asylum Halt, its name was changed to Knowle Platform: it was known as Knowle Halt from 1942. From the beginning, this simple halt was fitted with electric lights, powered from the nearby hospital's generators. This made it one of the first rural stations in Hampshire to have electric lighting. The station was originally closed on August 12th, 1963, but was re-opened the following day due to objections from trade unions. The halt finally closed on the 6 April 1964^[3] .

[edit] The site today

Concrete platform supports still exist on the now single track of the Eastleigh to Fareham Line.

[edit] See also

List of closed railway stations in Britain

[edit] References

^ Council Web Site
^ Oppitz, L (1988): "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1853060208
^ Stone, R.A (1983)“The Meon Valley Railway”: Cheltenham,Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361