Fordingbridge was a railway station serving Fordingbridge, a small town in Hampshire. It was one of many casualties of the mass closure of British railway lines in the 1960s and 1970s. The line was officially closed on 4 May 1964, but as there was no Sunday service the last trains ran on the 2nd. It was served by the Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway, a line running north–south, along the River Avon just to the west of the New Forest, connecting Salisbury to the North and Poole to the south, meeting the Southampton and Dorchester Railway at West Moors.
Fordingbridge | |
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General information | |
Location | Fordingbridge, New Forest England |
Grid reference | SU135144 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
20 December 1866 | Opened |
4 May 1964 | Closed |
Today, the road leading out of Fordingbridge to Sandleheath village is still called Station Road; however, the spot where the station once stood is now occupied by a large mill and industrial park. Ashford Road is where the railway cottages are, the road joins onto Station Road.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Breamore | British Rail Southern Region Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway |
Daggons Road |
Closed railway stations in Hampshire | |
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Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway | |
Bordon Light Railway |
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Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway | |
Fareham to Gosport Line |
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Fawley Branch Line | |
Hayling Island Branch Line | |
Lee-on-the-Solent Branch Line | |
Lymington Branch Line |
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Meon Valley Railway | |
Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway | |
Southampton and Dorchester Railway |
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Southsea Railway |
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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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