Fawley railway station

For the disused station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway of a similar name, see Fawley (HR&GR) railway station.
Fawley

This is believed to have been the last time a passenger train stopped at Fawley Station, situated at the entrance to Fawley Refinery, near Southampton.

The occasion was a Private Charter using two Hampshire Units coupled together, the date was Sunday 23 April 1978 and the train had started from Totton on the main Southampton to Bournemouth Line.
Location
Place Fawley
Area New Forest, Hampshire
Operations
Original company Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
20 July 1925 Opened
14 February 1966 Closed (passenger)
2 January 1967 Closed (goods)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Fawley railway station was the terminus of the Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway, which was built along the coast of Southampton Water to connect Totton and Fawley and to provide a freight link to Fawley Refinery.

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History

The station opened on 20 July 1925 and closed to passengers on 14 February 1966 and goods on 2 January 1967.[1] The line remains open to serve Fawley Refinery, with the site of Fawley railway station now within the perimeter of the refinery.

Reopening

The Association of Train Operating Companies have applied for funding for the reopening of Hythe railway station, to serve the village of Hythe, Hampshire, north of Fawley.[2]

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hythe (Hampshire)   Southern Railway
Fawley Branch Line		   Terminus

References

  1. ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/f/fawley. 
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS - England - Operators call for new rail lines". BBC News. 15 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8099912.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-15.