Marchwood railway station
| Marchwood | |
|---|---|
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Marchwood railway station and level crossing gates, c.1996 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Marchwood |
| Area | New Forest |
| Coordinates | 50°53′20″N 1°27′18″W / 50.8888°N 1.4550°WCoordinates: 50°53′20″N 1°27′18″W / 50.8888°N 1.4550°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 20 July 1925 | Opened |
| 14 February 1966 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Marchwood railway station was an intermediate station on the Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway, which was built along the coast of Southampton Water to connect Totton and Fawley and to provide a freight link from the South Western Main Line to Fawley Refinery.
History
The station opened on 20 July 1925 and closed to passengers on 14 February 1966.[1] The single-track non-electrified line remains open to serve Marchwood MOD sidings but the line beyond to Fawley closed after the last train on 1st September 2016
Future
In June 2009 the Association of Train Operating Companies published a report (Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network) strongly indicating that the reopening of the next station in the Fawley direction, Hythe, would be viable, in that the ratio of business, economic and social benefits to costs would be as high as 4.8.[2][3] The possibility of reopening Marchwood station was not mentioned in ATOC's proposal.
Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totton | Southern Railway Fawley Branch Line |
Hythe (Hampshire) | ||
Trivia
This place was the set for two episodes of the British television series The Famous Five in 1978.
References
- ↑ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS - England - Operators call for new rail lines". BBC News. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ↑ "Connecting Communities - expanding access to the rail network" (PDF). London: Association of Train Operating Companies. June 2009. p. 18. Archived from the original (pdf) on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.