West Meon railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = West Meon


caption = Station Road, West Meon
gridref = SU642237
manager = London & South Western Railway (1903-1923)
owner = Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1955)
locale = West Meon
borough = Winchester City Council [ [http://www.winchester.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectedRepresentatives/MayorofWinchester/ Council Web Site] ]
platforms = Two
years = 1 June 1903
events = Opened
years1 = 21 September 1955
events1 = Closed

West Meon railway station [ [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=464270&y=123680&z=3&dn=804 Exact location of station] ] was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the first half of the 20th century. Opened on 1 June 1903, it formed part of a comprehensive set of transport links serving the village. [ [http://www.david-lock.co.uk/Local_Transport.htm Summary of transport provision] ] A particularly difficult line to construct(It cost the equivalent of 27 million GBP [.Stone, R.A (1983): "The Meon Valley Railway". Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361] ) One of its most dramatic feature was the long tunnel approaching the station running over the A272.

Never a busy station; [Its only substantive commission was to move a complete farm in 1933 - Oppitz, L (1988). "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1-85306020-8] it was finally closed on 5 February 1955. All that remains [ [http://wikimapia.org/3875250/West_Meon_Railway_Station_former_site_of_Hants Aerial photo] ] to show the station was ever there is an Ordnance Survey "Bench Mark". [ [http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm11606 Location of benchmark] ]

See also

* List of closed railway stations in Britain

External links

* [http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0004396.htm Details of route]

References