Breamore railway station
Breamore railway station was a railway station in the Avon Valley at the village of Breamore, Hampshire, England. The station was built for the Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway and opened in 1866. It was served by trains between Salisbury in Wiltshire and West Moors in Hampshire. British Railways closed the station and the line on 2 May 1964.
Breamore | |
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![]() Former station platform | |
Location | |
Place | Breamore |
Area | New Forest |
Grid reference | SU160177 |
Operations | |
Pre-grouping | Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
20 December 1866 | Opened |
4 May 1964 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
The station has survived intact, and in recent years has been refurbished. Five affordable homes were built for the Hampshire Alliance for Rural Affordable Housing (HARAH) on one of the disused platforms, being completed in December 2012.[1]
A 2-mile section of the disused railway line which passes through the station has been converted into a footpath [2]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Downton | British Rail Southern Region Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway |
Fordingbridge |
Further reading
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
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References
- "Breamore Halt, Breamore". HARAH. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- "Old railway line at Breamore now open for walkers" (PDF).
External links
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- "Breamore". Subterranea Britannica.
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