Ashley Heath Halt railway station
| Ashley Heath Halt | |
|---|---|
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Station platforms on the Castleman Trailway | |
| Location | |
| Place | Ashley Heath |
| Area | East Dorset, Dorset |
| Coordinates | 50°50′30″N 1°50′27″W / 50.8417°N 1.8409°WCoordinates: 50°50′30″N 1°50′27″W / 50.8417°N 1.8409°W |
| Grid reference | SU113047 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Southern Railway |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 April 1927 | Opened |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Ashley Heath Halt was on the Southampton and Dorchester Railway in the county of Dorset. Opened in 1927, it served the areas of St Leonards and St Ives as well as the village of Ashley Heath itself. This was an emerging residential area, the northern part of what is now the South East Dorset conurbation. The halt consisted of two concrete platforms each with a shelter. There was also a public siding for goods traffic behind the down (south) side platform. The halt was closed during the Beeching Axe, losing its passenger trains in 1964.
History
Opened by the Southern Railway on 1 April 1927,[1] the halt passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 4 May 1964.[1]
The station today
The site is now on the Castleman Trailway, off Horton Road, the road from the Ashley Heath interchange to Three Legged Cross. The former line crosses the road next to a shop. Short sections of platform including the concrete nameboards remain.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood Line and station closed |
British Rail Southern Region Southampton and Dorchester Railway |
West Moors Line and station closed | ||
Notes
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.