Farringdon_Halt_railway_station

Farringdon Halt railway station

Farringdon Halt railway station

Former railway station in England


Farringdon Halt was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham, England 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]

Quick Facts General information, Location ...

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 13 August 1968 after which the track was lifted.

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

More information Preceding station, Disused railways ...

See also


References

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



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Farringdon_Halt_railway_station, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.