Litchfield railway station
Litchfield railway station, on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway, served the small village of Litchfield, Hampshire, England. The station received relatively little traffic (only 20 passengers a week during the 1920s).
Litchfield | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Litchfield, Basingstoke and Deane England |
| Grid reference | SU460537 |
| 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 | |
| 4 May 1885 | Opened as Litchfield |
| 7 June 1909 | Renamed Litchfield (Hants) |
| 4 August 1942 | Closed |
| 8 March 1943 | Re-opened as Litchfield (Hants) |
| 13 June 1955 | Renamed Litchfield |
| 7 March 1960 | Station closed[1] |
Station layout
The station was originally built with two platforms and a passing loop in the same style as other stations on the route. However, low traffic resulted in the removal of the loop in 1936, only for a longer loop and the platform to be reinstated in 1943 to deal with wartime traffic. This was then removed again in 1955, only five years before the station's closure. There was a small siding and headshunt on the northbound line but goods traffic at the station was light.
The site today
The station is a private house, not owned by C.A.H Wills who owns Litchfield farms estate and lives in the village. The station was sold by Hampshire County Council in 1978 and has been restored. The approach road is now a private drive to the property. In 1976 the Litchfield - Whitchurch bypass was opened and made use of the DN&SR trackbed south of Litchfield towards Whitchurch for a distance of one mile.
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Burghclere Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |
Whitchurch Town Line and station closed |
References
- 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. 144. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.