Fort Brockhurst railway station

Fort Brockhurst railway station served the town of Gosport, Hampshire, England from 1865 to 1953 on the Fareham-Gosport line.

Fort Brockhurst
The site of the station, looking southeast towards Lee-on-the-Solent, in 1993
General information
LocationGosport, Hampshire
England
Coordinates50°48′27″N 1°09′24″W / 50.8074°N 1.1567°W / 50.8074; -1.1567
Grid referenceSU594013
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)
Key dates
1 November 1865 (1865-11-01)Opened as Brockhurst
17 November 1893Name changed to Fort Brockhurst
8 June 1953 (1953-06-08)Closed

History

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The station opened on 1 November 1865 as Brockhurst by the London and South Western Railway. It was situated on the east side of Military Road. The station's name was changed to Fort Brockhurst on 17 November 1893 to avoid confusion with Brockenhurst station in Hampshire. It originally had two platforms but a third one was built when the Lee-on-the-Solent branch opened in 1894. Most of the traffic handled at the station was naval or military related. Passenger services that ran on the Lee-on-Solent Line ceased on 1 January 1931.[1] The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 8 June 1953.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Fort Brockhurst station (site/remains),... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 187. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Fort Brockhurst". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Fareham
Line closed, station open
  London and South Western Railway
Fareham-Gosport line
  Gosport
Line and station closed
Fort Gomer Halt
Line and station closed
  London and South Western Railway
Lee-on-Solent Line
  Terminus
Gosport Road and Alverstoke   London and South Western Railway
Stokes Bay Line
  Terminus