Westham Halt was a small railway station in Westham on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset.
Westham Halt | |
|---|---|
 Remains of Westham Halt in 2016 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Westham, Dorset England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Weymouth and Portland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway British Railways (Southern Region) |
| Key dates | |
| July 1909 | Official opening |
| 1952 | Closed to passengers |
History
The first piece of equipment on the site was a small ground frame on the site, installed in 1891 to control the road crossing.[1] The station proper was opened in July 1909, and was sited about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the bridge over Radipole Lake. It was part of a scheme that saw several halts opened on the GWR and other railways to counter road competition. Services were provided by Railmotors, carriages equipped with driving ends and their own small steam engine. The station closed to passenger services with the branch in 1952.
The site today
The former trackbed of the line is located on the Rodwell Trail walk. The former platform is still located next to the site of the level crossing over Abbotsbury Road.
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