East Southsea railway station
| East Southsea | |
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The line crossed a bridge here and terminated shortly afterwards. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Southsea |
| Area | City of Portsmouth |
| Grid reference | SZ651983 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Southsea Railway (1885 to 1914) |
| Pre-grouping | L&SWR/LB&SCR[1] |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 2 July 1885 | Opened |
| 8 August 1914 | Closed |
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East Southsea was the terminus of the 1.25 mile[2] Southsea Railway, which linked the resort with the main line from London at Fratton.[3] The only discrete station until 1904 (when Jessie Road and Albert Road opened[4]), it was initially a success,[5] but was unable to compete with the burgeoning tramway network.[6] The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war[7] to the effect that railways unable to support themselves would cease operations at the earliest opportunity; and, as the line clearly fell into this category, the last train ran early in August 1914.[8] Abandonment and part removal of the line was sanctioned by section 55 of the Southern Railway Act 1923.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Albert Road Bridge Halt |
Southsea Railway | Terminus | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Very unusually, the two companies ran the line in alternate years "Portsmouth in the past"Gates,W:Portsmouth, S.P, 1925 rpr1972 ISBN 0-85409-744-9
- ↑ "The Southsea Railway" Robertson,K: Southampton, Kingfisher, 1985 ISBN 0-946184-16-X
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (December 1985). Southern Main Lines: Woking to Portsmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-25-8.
- ↑ "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 1-85306-020-8
- ↑ Despite being 0.25 miles from the coast
- ↑ ”Portsmouth’s tramways” Petch,M: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1996 ISBN 1-873793-72-3
- ↑ Robertson (Ibid)
- ↑ Oppitz (Ibid)
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Coordinates: 50°46′52″N 1°04′38″W / 50.781075°N 1.077263°W
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