Whitchurch Town railway station
Disused railway station in Hampshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Whitchurch railway station (Hampshire).
Whitchurch Town railway station was a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England. It served the town of Whitchurch, Hampshire, between 1885 and 1960.
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Whitchurch Town | |
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LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T No. 41329 passes the station in the 1960s. | |
General information | |
Location | Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane England |
Coordinates | 51.2289°N 1.3433°W / 51.2289; -1.3433 |
Grid reference | SU459479 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
Pre-grouping | Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
4 May 1885 (1885-05-04) | Opened as Whitchurch |
1 July 1924 | Renamed Whitchurch (Hants) |
4 August 1942 | Closed |
8 March 1943 | Re-opened as Whitchurch (Hants) |
26 September 1949 | Renamed Whitchurch Town |
7 March 1960 | Closed to passengers |
6 May 1963 | Closed to goods |
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