Bentworth and Lasham railway station
Bentworth & Lasham | |
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General information | |
Location | Bentworth and Lasham, East Hampshire England |
Coordinates | 51°10′14″N 1°02′38″W / 51.1705°N 1.044°W |
Grid reference | SU669417 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1901 | Opened |
1 January 1917 | Closed |
18 August 1924 | Reopened |
12 September 1932 | Closed to passenger traffic |
1 June 1936 | Closed to goods traffic[1] |
Bentworth and Lasham railway station in Hampshire, England was on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway between the villages of Bentworth to the south and Lasham to the north.
History
[edit]The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway opened on 1 June 1901,[2] and Bentworth and Lasham station opened the same day.[3] A wind engine designed by John Wallis Titt,[4] supplied the station buildings and cottages with power.
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Towards the end of the First World War, the station and railway were closed on 1 January 1917[3] because it was on a minor line; the rails were taken up for re-use elsewhere.[2]
Following the war, permission was sought to abandon the line because it had been unprofitable, but this was refused by Parliament; instead, the Southern Railway agreed to rebuild the line for a ten-year trial.[2] The light railway and station re-opened on 18 August 1924.[3][2] It was featured in the 1929 film The Wrecker.
On 12 September 1932, the station was closed to passengers,[3] the line being used for goods until its final closure in June 1936. The corrugated-iron platform building and waiting room survived until its demolition in 2003, and as of January 2012[update] the remains of the platform edge can still be seen.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Herriard Line and station closed |
London and South Western Railway Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
Treloar's Hospital Platform Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ "Basingstoke Railway History in Maps". Christopher Tolley. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 137. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
- ^ a b c d Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Griffith, Edward (1982). The Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway 1901 - 1936. Newbury: Kingfisher Railway Publications. p. 16.
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