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Droxford Railway Station Former bridge near Droxford Railway Station Location Place Droxford Area Winchester City Council[1] Grid reference SU613185 Operations Pre-grouping London & South Western Railway (1903-1923) Post-grouping Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1955)Platforms Two History 1 June 1903 Opened 7 February 1955 Closed for passengers Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZDroxford railway 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 has a place in every history book as the location where Churchill and Eisenhower put the finishing touches to the D Day invasion plans[2]. A particularly difficult line to construct(It cost the equivalent of 27 millionGBP[3]) After closure for passenger traffic in 1955 the section from Droxford to Knowle was retained for several years for freight traffic and to test new designs, finally being lifted after a fire in 1970[4]. Today the station is a private residence.[5]
Preceding station Disused railways Following station West Meon
Line and station closedBritish Rail
Southern Region
Meon Valley Railway lineWickham
Line and station closedSee also
External links
Closed stations on the Meon Valley line Farringdon Platform • East Tisted • Privett • West Meon • Wickham • Droxford • Knowle Halt
References
- ^ Council Web Site
- ^ Churchill,W.S (1954) “Triumph and Tragedy”: London Cassell 1954
- ^ Stone, R.A (1983)“The Meon Valley Railway”: Cheltenham,Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361
- ^ Oppitz, L (1988): "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1853060208
- ^ Stictly private
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50°57′44″N 1°7′37″W / 50.96222°N 1.12694°WCoordinates: 50°57′44″N 1°7′37″W / 50.96222°N 1.12694°W
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