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Nursling railway station

Coordinates: 50°56′34″N 1°29′02″W / 50.9428°N 1.4840°W / 50.9428; -1.4840
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Nursling
Former site looking north
General information
LocationNursling, Test Valley
England
Coordinates50°56′34″N 1°29′02″W / 50.9428°N 1.4840°W / 50.9428; -1.4840
Grid referenceSU363160
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
19 November 1882Opened
16 September 1957Closed

Nursling railway station served the village of Nursling near Southampton, England.

History

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The Andover and Redbridge Railway was authorised in 1858 and opened in 1865, by which time it had been absorbed by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), this occurring in 1863.[1] The station at Nursling was opened by the LSWR on 19 November 1882.[2] Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, the station passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission on 16 September 1957.[2]

The site today

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The station house is in use as a private residence, although the platforms have been demolished. Trains still pass the site on the Wessex Main Line.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Redbridge   London & South Western Railway
Andover and Redbridge railway
  Romsey

References

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  1. ^ Williams 1968, pp. 188, 191–2.
  2. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 176.

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Williams, R.A. (1968). The London & South Western Railway, volume 1: The Formative Years. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4188-X.
  • Bray, Nigel (2004). Andover to Redbridge: The Sprat and Winkle Line. KRB Publications.
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