- Medstead and Four Marks railway station
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Meadstead and Four Marks Location Place Four Marks, Hampshire Area East Hampshire Coordinates 51°06′47″N 1°02′50″W / 51.1131°N 1.0471°WCoordinates: 51°06′47″N 1°02′50″W / 51.1131°N 1.0471°W Grid reference SU668353 Operations Original company Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway Company Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British RailwaysPlatforms 2 History August 1868 Station opened 5 February 1973 Station closed 28 May 1983 Station reopened Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Medstead and Four Marks railway station is a railway station in the English county of Hampshire, serving the villages of Medstead and Four Marks.
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History
Opened in August 1868 as Medstead, it changed to its present name on 1 October 1937.[1]
Preservation
It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by the preserved Watercress Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford. The Stationmaster is Keith Brown. The footbridge (currently on the country end) is from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Beside the station is the Signal and Telegraph department, which also house the Permanent Way Gang and the Building Department.
Route
Preceding station Heritage railways Following station Alton Watercress Line Ropley Historical railways Alton Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway Company Ropley References
Railway stations in the United Kingdom • Railway station categories A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Categories:- Heritage railway stations in Hampshire
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1868
- Railway stations closed in 1973
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