No 2 Range Halt railway station

No 2 Range Halt railway station is a former railway station, on the Longmoor Military Railway, serving No 2 range, it was sometimes known as Two Range Halt implying there were two ranges but the halt was only close to No 2 range.[1][2]

No 2 Range Halt
General information
LocationEast Hampshire
England
Coordinates51.089°N 0.874°W / 51.089; -0.874
Platforms0
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLongmoor Military Railway
Key dates
probably 1932station opened
31 October 1969closed

The station probably opened in 1932, it is mentioned in the winter timetable as a request stop but is not mentioned in the summer 1932 timetable.[3]

The station had no platforms or other facilities except for a block post, the Army's name for a signal box.[2]

The station was closed along with the rest of the line on 31 October 1969.[4]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Whitehill Junction   Longmoor Military Railway   Woolmer

References

Citations

  1. Ronald & Carter 1974, p. 109.
  2. Farmer 1966.
  3. Ronald & Carter 1974, pp. 222–223.
  4. Quick 2022, p. 565.

Bibliography

  • Farmer, Keith (March 1966). "Longmoor Military Railway". Industrial Railway Record: 199–205.
  • Ronald, D.W.; Carter, R.J. (1974). The Longmoor Military Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6357-3.
  • Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

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