Ringwood railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Ringwood
gridref = SU153047


caption = Former site of railway station, now an industrial area
manager = Southampton and Dorchester Railway
London and South Western Railway
owner = Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
locale = Ringwood
borough = New Forest, Hampshire
platforms = 2
years = 1 June 1847
events = Opened
years2 = 4 May 1964
events2 = Closed to passengers
years3 = 7 August 1966
events3 = Closed to freight

Ringwood is a closed railway station in the county of Hampshire which served the town of Ringwood. It lay on the former Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the original main line from Brockenhurst to Dorchester. The later development of Bournemouth as a major town led to the building of a branch from Ringwood through to Christchurch, later extended to Bournemouth. In 1885 the present main line from Brockenhurst to Christchurch was built and the Ringwood line relegated to branch line status. The Christchurch line closed in the 1930s and the "Old Road" as the line was called after its demotion was closed in the Beeching purges of the 1960s and 70's.

The Line Today

The location today is now part of the Castleman Trailway.

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See also

* List of closed railway stations in Britain

External links

* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/r/ringwood/index.shtml Ringwood Station at Subterranea Britannica]
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ron.strutt/rrcor2.html Rural Rides]
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#414,104,1 Ringwood station on navigable 1946 O. S. map]

Further reading

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1
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