Ashley Heath Halt railway station
Ashley Heath Halt | |
|---|---|
Southern Railway | |
| Key dates | |
| 1 April 1927 | Opened |
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to passengers |
Ashley Heath Halt was a railway station in England on the
Beeching Axe
, losing its passenger trains in 1964.
History
The Southampton and Dorchester Railway (sponsored by the
heathland on the fringe of Ringwood Forest
and there was no need for a station.
Spurred by the nearby residential developments of St Leonards, St Ives and Ashley Heath, the
nationalisation in 1948, and the line and station were then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 4 May 1964.[1]
Track lifting was completed by 1968.
The station today
The site is now on the Castleman Trailway, off Horton Road, the road from the Ashley Heath interchange to Three Legged Cross. The former line crosses the road next to a shop (formerly the crossing-keeper's house). Short sections of platform including the concrete nameboards remain.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood Line and station closed |
British Rail Southern Region Southampton and Dorchester Railway |
West Moors Line and station closed |
Notes
References
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
External links
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