Ashley Heath railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Ashley Heath
gridref = SU113047


caption = Station platforms on the Castleman Trailway
manager = Southampton and Dorchester Railway
London and South Western Railway
owner = Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
locale = Ashley Heath
borough = East Dorset, Dorset
platforms = 2
years = 1 April 1927
events = Opened
years2 = 4 May 1964
events2 = Closed to passengers
years3 = 7 August 1966
events3 = Closed to freight

Ashley Heath was a station on the Southampton and Dorchester Railway in the county of Dorset. Opened in 1927, it served the areas of St Leonards and St Ives as well as the village of Ashley Heath itself. This was an emerging residential area, the northern part of what is now the South East Dorset conurbation. The station consisted of two concrete platforms each with a shelter. It was closed during the Beeching Axe, losing its passenger trains in 1964.

The station today

The site is now on the Castleman Trailway, off Horton Road, the road from the Ashley Heath interchange to Three Legged Cross. The former line crosses the road next to a shop. Short sections of platform including the concrete nameboards remain.

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External links

* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/a/ashley_heath/index.shtml Ashley Heath at Subterranea Britannica]
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ron.strutt/rrcor2.html Rural Rides]

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