Holland Road Halt railway station
Holland Road Halt | |
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Southern Railway | |
Key dates | |
3 September 1905 | Opened |
7 May 1956[1] | Closed |
Holland Road Halt was a railway station in Hove, East Sussex, which opened in 1905 and closed in 1956.[2][3] It lay to the west of the original Hove station (1840–1880) and to the east of the current station of that name (1865–present) as well as the Cliftonville Curve.[1] It was mainly used during rush hours by stopping trains to Worthing.[1]
History
The station had the status of a
Holland Road Halt was situated just west of the overbridge at the west end of Holland Road goods yard which closed on 14 June 1971.[6][7] The site of the station corresponded roughly to that of the original Hove station which closed in 1880.[5][8] The halt was built with timber platforms, which it retained until its closure,[4] and also had wooden steps from the overbridge to the platforms.[9] In February 1956, British Railways proposed closing the station because passenger numbers were low, and the last day of service was 7 May 1956.[4] By this time, only the all-stations trains to West Worthing and a small number of peak-hour services to and from Horsham via Shoreham-by-Sea called there.[10]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Hove Line and station open |
West Coastway Line
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Brighton Line and station open |
References
- ^ ISBN 9781445663074.
- ^ ISBN 0-906520-03-7.
- ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
- ^ a b c Middleton, Judy (2002). The Encyclopaedia of Hove & Portslade. Vol. 7. Brighton: Brighton & Hove Libraries. p. 64.
- ^ ISBN 0-7134-1389-1.
- ISBN 0-7134-0490-6.
- ISBN 0-905466-91-8.
- OL 11956311M.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1983, §19
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1983, §22