Treloar's Hospital Platform (also known as Alton Park and Cripples' Home Siding) was a railway station which served Lord Mayor Treloar's hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England.
Treloar's Hospital Platform | |
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General information | |
Location | Alton, East Hampshire England |
Coordinates | 51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891 |
Grid reference | SU708385 |
Line(s) | Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and South Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
c. 1918 | Station opened |
1939 | Station closed for passengers |
1967 | closed for goods |
The station was built by the London and South Western Railway no earlier than 5 April 1910 on the route of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.[1] It was opened c. 1918, and was a private station,[2][3] used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home,[1] which had opened in 1908.[4] The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long.[1] The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929);[5][6] Alton Park[3][7] and Treloar's Hospital Platform.[2][8]
The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway.[2][3] The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.[citation needed]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bentworth and Lasham Line and station closed |
London and South Western Railway Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
Alton Line closed, station open |
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