Hythe railway station (Hampshire)
Hythe (Hants) | |
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Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways | |
Key dates | |
20 July 1925 | Opened |
14 February 1966 | Closed to passengers |
2 January 1967 | Closed to goods |
1 September 2016 | Line closed |
Hythe (Hants) railway station in Hampshire was an intermediate station on the
History
The station opened on 20 July 1925 and closed to passengers on 14 February 1966 and goods on 2 January 1967.[1] The single-track non-electrified line through Hythe closed after the last train on 1 September 2016.
Reopening
In June 2009 the
In January 2014, Hampshire County Council shelved the plans due to the business case "offering poor value for money". The scheme could however be revisited in the future if local circumstances change.[4]
Following the withdrawal of the oil trains from Fawley [5] in August 2016, Waterside Community Railway group held a supporters meeting at Hythe Community Centre on 17 October 2016·to discuss current plans to re-open the branch line for passenger services.[6] The line has been identified as a priority for reopening to passenger use by Campaign for Better Transport.[7] A series of public consultations will be held between Monday 8 August and Friday 9 September 2022 to hear views on reintroducing passenger services to the Waterside Line.[8]
Route
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Marchwood | Fawley Branch Line
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Hardley Halt |
References
- ^ "Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - England - Operators call for new rail lines". BBC News. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- Association of Train Operating Companies. June 2009. p. 18. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Waterside Totton and Hythe rail plan shelved"BBC News; Retrieved 8 April 2016
- ^ "Oil refinery's decision could end hopes of Waterside trains". Daily Echo. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Waterside Community Railway - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Reopen these rail lines and put 500,000 people in reach of the railways". Campaign for Better Transport.
- ^ "The Waterside Line".