Medstead and Four Marks railway station

Meadstead and Four Marks
Location
Place Four Marks, Hampshire
Area East Hampshire
Grid reference SU668353
Operations
Original company Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway Company
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
August 1868 Station opened
5 February 1973 Station closed
28 May 1983 Station reopened
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Medstead and Four Marks railway station is a railway station in the English county of Hampshire, serving the villages of Medstead and Four Marks.

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History

Opened in August 1868 as Medstead, it changed to its present name on 1 October 1937.[1]

Preservation

It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by the preserved Watercress Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford. The Stationmaster is Keith Brown. The footbridge (currently on the country end) is from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Beside the station is the Signal and Telegraph department, which also house the Permanent Way Gang and the Building Department.

Route

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Alton   Watercress Line   Ropley
Historical railways
Alton   Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway Company   Ropley

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