Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

Treloar's Hospital Platform
Location
Place Alton
Area East Hampshire
Coordinates 51°08′27″N 0°59′21″W / 51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891Coordinates: 51°08′27″N 0°59′21″W / 51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891
Grid reference SU708385
Operations
Line Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Original company London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Platforms 1
History
c. 1918 Station opened
1939 Station closed for passengers
1967 closed for goods
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Treloar's Hospital Platform (also known as Alton Park and Cripples' Home Siding) was a railway station which served Lord Mayor Treloar's hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England.

History

The station was built by the London and South Western Railway no earlier than 5 April 1910 on the route of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.[1] It was opened c. 1918, and was a private station,[2][3] used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home,[1] which had opened in 1908.[4] The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long.[1] The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929);[5][6] Alton Park[3][7] and Treloar's Hospital Platform.[2][8]

The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway.[2][3] The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.

Basingstoke &
Alton Light Railway
South Western Main Line
to Waterloo
Basingstoke
South Western Main Line
to Weymouth

Thornycroft sidings
Cliddesden
Herriard
Bentworth and Lasham
Treloar's Hospital Platform
(private platform)
Treloar's Hospital siding
Alton Line
to Brookwood

Alton

Butts Junction
Watercress Line
to Alresford
Meon Valley Railway
to Fareham
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bentworth and Lasham
Line and station closed		   London and South Western Railway
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway		   Alton
Line closed, station open

References

  1. 1 2 3 Faulkner, J.N.; Williams, R.A. (1988). The LSWR in the Twentieth Century. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN 0-7153-8927-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. 1 2 3 Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.
  4. ↑ "The History of Treloar's". Treloar Trust. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Butt 1995, pp. 71,234
  6. ↑ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39,63
  7. ↑ Butt 1995, pp. 16,234
  8. ↑ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39,135


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