Farringdon Halt railway station

Not to be confused with Farringdon station, Faringdon railway station, or Farington railway station.

Farringdon Halt
Woodside Lane overbridge north of the site
Location
Place	Upper Farringdon
Area	East Hampshire
Coordinates	51°06′44″N 0°59′54″W / 51.1122°N 0.9983°W / 51.1122; -0.9983Coordinates: 51°06′44″N 0°59′54″W / 51.1122°N 0.9983°W / 51.1122; -0.9983
Grid reference	SU701353
Operations
Original company	Southern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	One
History
1 May 1931 (1931-05-01)	Opened as Farringdon Halt
1 May 1932	Renamed Faringdon Platform
8 July 1934	Renamed Farringdon Halt
7 February 1955 (1955-02-07)	Closed to passengers
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–V W–Z
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Farringdon Halt was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the 20th century. A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there, and in 1930 a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village.^[1] It opened on 1 May 1931, and from 1 May 1932 until 8 July 1934 was named Faringdon Platform, before reverting to the original name of Farringdon Halt.^[2]

Closure

Farringdon Halt, on the last day of the branch.

The passenger service ceased on 7 February 1955. A particularly difficult line to construct^[3] the sidings were used intermittently for goods traffic until the track was lifted in 1968.^[4]

The site today

The site is now a small business/light industrial park. Coincidentally the access road to the modern site is along the former railway trackbed from the A32.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Alton		British Rail Southern Region Meon Valley Railway		Tisted

References

↑ Tillman, D. (1983). The Meon Valley Railway Revisited. Stone: KRB. ISBN 0-9542035-4-2.
↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
↑ Oppitz, Leslie (1988). Hampshire railways remembered. Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1-85306-020-8.
↑ "Lifting details".

External links

Details of route

Closed stations on the Meon Valley line

Farringdon Halt Tisted Privett West Meon Wickham Droxford Knowle Halt

Closed railway stations in Hampshire

Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway	Woodhay Highclere Burghclere Litchfield Whitchurch Town Barton Stacey Sutton Scotney Worthy Down Halt King's Worthy Winchester (Chesil)

Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway	Cliddesden Herriard Bentworth and Lasham

Meon Valley Railway	Farringdon Halt Tisted Privett West Meon Droxford Wickham

Sprat and Winkle Line Fullerton to Hurstbourne Line	Andover Town Clatford Fullerton Junction Stockbridge Horsebridge Mottisfont Longparish Wherwell

Fawley Branch Line	Marchwood Hythe Hardley Halt Fawley

Lymington Branch Line	Shirley Holms Halt Ampress Works Halt

Southampton and Dorchester Railway	Ringwood Holmsley

Hayling Island Branch Line	Langston North Hayling Hayling Island

Fareham to Gosport Line	Fort Brockhurst Gosport

Lee-on-the-Solent Branch Line	Fort Gomer Halt Browndown Halt Elmore Halt Lee-on-the-Solent

Stokes Bay Line	Gosport Road and Alverstone Stokes Bay

Southsea Railway	Jessie Road Bridge Halt Albert Road Bridge Halt East Southsea

Bordon Light Railway	Kingsley Halt Bordon

West of England Main Line	Hurstbourne Oakley

Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway	Breamore Fordingbridge

Other stations	Basingstoke Bishops Waltham Havant New Durley Halt Farlington Halt Itchen Abbas Knowle Halt Northam Nursling Paulsgrove Halt Southampton Terminus Weyhill Woodcroft Halt

Stations in Dorset since 1974

Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway	Bournemouth East Boscombe Christchurch Hurn Avon Lodge

Southampton and Dorchester Railway	Bournemouth West Meyrick Park Halt

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