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Sutton Scotney railway station

Coordinates: 51°09′10″N 1°20′11″W / 51.1529°N 1.3365°W / 51.1529; -1.3365
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Sutton Scotney
General information
LocationSutton Scotney, Winchester
England
Grid referenceSU465395
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDidcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Pre-groupingDidcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 May 1885 (1885-05-04)Opened
4 August 1942Closed
8 March 1943Re-opened
7 March 1960[1][2]Closed

Sutton Scotney railway station is a disused station which served the village of Sutton Scotney a few miles north of Winchester on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway.

Facilities

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It was the last station to use the standard design station buildings on the southbound platform. As per most stations there was a passing loop and a single siding and the station did see considerable goods traffic from local farms including watercress and pigs.

Map

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A 1913 Railway Clearing House map showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Sutton Scotney

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Barton Stacey
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
  Worthy Down Halt
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 412. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ 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. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

51°09′10″N 1°20′11″W / 51.1529°N 1.3365°W / 51.1529; -1.3365