Farringdon Halt railway station

Not to be confused with Farringdon station, Faringdon railway station, or Farington railway station.

Farringdon Halt
Woodside Lane overbridge, north of the station site
General information
LocationUpper Farringdon, East Hampshire
England
Coordinates51°06′35″N 0°59′45″W / 51.109729°N 0.995972°W / 51.109729; -0.995972
Grid referenceSU701353
PlatformsOne
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySouthern Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1931 (1931-05-01)Opened as Farringdon Halt
1 May 1932Renamed Faringdon Platform
8 July 1934Renamed Farringdon Halt
7 February 1955 (1955-02-07)Closed to passengers
13 August 1968Closed for freight

Farringdon Halt was an intermediate railway station on the Meon Valley line, which ran from Alton to Fareham in Hampshire, England, during the 20th century.

History

Farringdon Halt, on the last working day of the branch

The station opened on 1 May 1931 as Farringdon Halt; the Meon Valley Railway was a particularly difficult line to construct.[1] A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there and a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village in 1930.[2]

The halt was known briefly as Faringdon Platform for a short period in the 1930s, before reverting to its original name.[3]

The passenger service ceased on 7 February 1955. The sidings were used intermittently for goods traffic until 13 August 1968, after which the track was lifted.

The site today

The site is now a small business/light industrial park. The access road to the modern site is along the former railway trackbed from the A32.

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Alton   British Rail
Southern Region
Meon Valley Railway 		  Tisted

See also

References

  1. ^ Oppitz, Leslie (1988). Hampshire railways remembered. Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1-85306-020-8.
  2. ^ Tillman, D. (1983). The Meon Valley Railway Revisited. Stone: KRB. ISBN 0-9542035-4-2.
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


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