Creekmoor Halt railway station
Disused railway station in Dorset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Creekmoor was a halt on the former Southampton and Dorchester Railway opened by the Southern Railway for workers at the adjacent "Oerlikon" munitions factory, later run by Plesseys, now owned by Siemens. The halt was situated ¾ mile south of Broadstone, 1½ miles from Poole town centre and 116 miles 79 chains from London Waterloo. The original line had been opened on 2 December 1872 by the L&SWR, and had closed completely by 2 May 1977; the halt itself opened on 19 June 1933 and closed on 7 March 1966.
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Creekmoor Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Creekmoor, Poole England |
Grid reference | SZ001941 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | SR Southern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
19 June 1933 | Opened |
7 March 1966 | Closed |
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