Nursling railway station

Nursling
Former site looking north
Location
Place Nursling
Area Test Valley
Coordinates 50°56′34″N 1°29′02″W / 50.9428°N 1.4840°W / 50.9428; -1.4840Coordinates: 50°56′34″N 1°29′02″W / 50.9428°N 1.4840°W / 50.9428; -1.4840
Grid reference SU363160
Operations
Original company London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Platforms 2
History
19 November 1882 Opened
16 September 1957 Closed
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Nursling railway station served the village of Nursling near Southampton, England.

History

The Andover and Redbridge Railway was authorised in 1858 and opened in 1865, by which time it had been absorbed by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), this occurring in 1863.[1] The station at Nursling was opened by the LSWR on 19 November 1882.[2] Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

It was then closed by the British Transport Commission on 16 September 1957.[2]

The site today

The station house is in use as a private residence although the platforms have been demolished. Trains still pass the site on the Wessex Main Line.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Redbridge   London & South Western Railway
Andover and Redbridge railway		   Romsey

References

  1. ↑ Williams 1968, pp. 188,191–2
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 176

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Williams, R.A. (1968). The London & South Western Railway, volume 1: The Formative Years. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4188-X.
  • Bray, Nigel (2004) : Andover to Redbridge "The Sprat and Winkle Line" KRB Publications
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