Bentworth and Lasham railway station in Hampshire, England was on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway between the villages of Bentworth to the south and Lasham to the north.
Bentworth & Lasham | |
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General information | |
Location | Bentworth and Lasham, East Hampshire England |
Coordinates | 51.1705°N 1.044°W / 51.1705; -1.044 |
Grid reference | SU669417 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1901 | Opened |
1 January 1917 | Closed |
18 August 1924 | Reopened |
12 September 1932 | Closed to passenger traffic |
1 June 1936 | Closed to goods traffic[1] |
The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway opened on 1 June 1901,[2] and Bentworth and Lasham station opened the same day.[3] It was designed by John Wallis Titt,[4] and a wind engine supplied the station buildings and cottages with power.
Towards the end of the First World War, the station and railway were closed on 1 January 1917[3] because it was on a minor line; the rails were taken up for re-use elsewhere.[2]
Following the war, permission was sought to abandon the line because it had been unprofitable, but this was refused by Parliament; instead, the Southern Railway agreed to rebuild the line for a ten-year trial.[2] The light railway and station re-opened on 18 August 1924.[3][2] It was featured in the 1929 film The Wrecker.
On 12 September 1932, the station was closed to passengers,[3] the line being used for goods until its final closure in June 1936. The corrugated-iron platform building and waiting room survived until its demolition in 2003, and as of January 2012[update] the remains of the platform edge can still be seen.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Treloar's Hospital Platform Line and station closed |
London and South Western Railway Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
Herriard Line and station closed |
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Closed railway stations in Hampshire | |
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Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway | |
Bordon Light Railway | |
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway | |
Fareham to Gosport Line | |
Fawley Branch Line | |
Hayling Island Branch Line | |
Lee-on-the-Solent Branch Line | |
Lymington Branch Line |
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Meon Valley Railway |
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Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway | |
Southampton and Dorchester Railway | |
Southsea Railway | |
Sprat and Winkle Line Fullerton to Hurstbourne Line |
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Stokes Bay Line |
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West of England Main Line | |
Other stations | |
Stations in Dorset since 1974 | |
Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway |
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Southampton and Dorchester Railway |
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