Ringwood railway station

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Ringwood
Former site of railway station, now an industrial area
Location
Location	Ringwood
Area	New Forest, Hampshire
Grid reference	SU153047
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 June 1847	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-Z
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Ringwood is a closed railway station in the county of Hampshire which served the town of Ringwood. It lay on the former Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the original main line from Brockenhurst to Dorchester. The later development of Bournemouth as a major town led to the building of a branch from Ringwood through to Christchurch, later extended to Bournemouth. In 1885 the present main line from Brockenhurst to Christchurch was built and the Ringwood line relegated to branch line status. The Christchurch line closed in the 1930s and the "Old Road" as the line was called after its demotion was closed in the Beeching purges of the 1960s and 70's.

Contents 1 The Line Today 2 See also 3 External links 4 Further reading

[edit] The Line Today

The location today is now part of the Castleman Trailway.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Holmsley Line and station closed		British Rail Southern Region Southampton and Dorchester Railway		Ashley Heath Line and station closed
		Southern Railway Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway		Avon Lodge Line and station closed

[edit] See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

[edit] External links

• Ringwood Station 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
• J.H. Lucking,. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968.  ISBN(no ISBN)