Worthy Down Halt railway station was built in 1918 as a small single platform halt to serve the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF) depot nearby. It included two passing loops (the shorter of which was used as a siding) to provide supplies to the site. Later, the station became a junction for a spur to connect with the Southern Railway line through Winchester. At this point an additional line was built on the opposite side of the station to provide an island platform serving both northbound and southbound trains on separate lines.
Worthy Down Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | South Wonston, Winchester England |
Coordinates | 51.1134°N 1.3159°W / 51.1134; -1.3159 |
Grid reference | SU479351 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
Pre-grouping | Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 April 1918 (1918-04-01) | Opened as Worthy Down Platform |
4 August 1942 | Closed |
8 March 1943 | Re-opened |
18 June 1951 | Renamed Worthy Down Halt |
7 March 1960 | Closed |
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Sutton Scotney Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
King's Worthy Line and station closed |
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 |
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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 |