Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

Treloar's Hospital Platform (also known as Alton Park and Cripples' Home Siding) was a railway station which served Lord Mayor Treloar's hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England.

Treloar's Hospital Platform
General information
LocationAlton, East Hampshire
England
Coordinates51°08′27″N 0°59′21″W / 51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891
Grid referenceSU708385
Line(s)Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
c. 1918Station opened
1939Station closed for passengers
1967closed for goods

History

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The station was built by the London and South Western Railway no earlier than 5 April 1910 on the route of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.[1] It was opened c. 1918, and was a private station,[2][3] used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home,[1] which had opened in 1908.[4] The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929);[5][6] Alton Park[3][7] and Treloar's Hospital Platform.[2][8]

The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long[1] and was located just 20 chains (0.25 miles, 0.40 km) from Butts Junction[9] at which the line from Basingstoke joins the Mid-Hants Railway on the approach to Alton railway station.

The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway.[2][3] The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.[citation needed]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bentworth and Lasham
Line and station closed
  London and South Western Railway
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
  Alton
Line closed, station open

References

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  1. ^ a b c Faulkner, J.N.; Williams, R.A. (1988). The LSWR in the Twentieth Century. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN 0-7153-8927-0.
  2. ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ a b c Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.
  4. ^ "The History of Treloar's". Treloar Trust. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 71, 234
  6. ^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39, 63
  7. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 16, 234
  8. ^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39, 135
  9. ^ Quick, Michael (September 2022). Railway Passenger Stations in England, Wales and Scotland: A Chronology (PDF) (version 5.04 ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 50.