Droxford railway station

Droxford railway station
Droxford Railway Station
Bridge near Droxford railway station.jpg
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–Z
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Droxford 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 closed
  British Rail
Southern Region
Meon Valley Railway line
  Wickham
Line and station closed

See also

External links

[6]

References

  1. ^ Council Web Site
  2. ^ Churchill,W.S (1954) “Triumph and Tragedy”: London Cassell 1954
  3. ^ Stone, R.A (1983)“The Meon Valley Railway”: Cheltenham,Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361
  4. ^ Oppitz, L (1988): "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1853060208
  5. ^ Stictly private
  6. ^

50°57′44″N 1°7′37″W / 50.96222°N 1.12694°W / 50.96222; -1.12694Coordinates: 50°57′44″N 1°7′37″W / 50.96222°N 1.12694°W / 50.96222; -1.12694


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