Droxford railway station was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line

Meon Valley Railway

The Meon Valley Railway was a cross-country railway in Hampshire, England that ran for between Alton and Fareham, closely following the course of the River Meon. At its northern end, it joined with the Mid-Hants Railway to Winchester, the Alton Line to Brookwood and the Basingstoke and Alton...

 which ran from Alton

Alton railway station

Alton railway station is a railway station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines; the Alton Line which runs to Brookwood and onto London Waterloo and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford. The latter once ran...

 to Fareham

Fareham railway station

Fareham railway station is a railway station on the West Coastway Line situated about from the town of Fareham in Hampshire.- History :Fareham station was first opened by the London and South Western Railway in 1841 on the line from Eastleigh to Gosport. Later additions connected Fareham station...

 during the first half of the 20th century. Opened on 1 June 1903, it has a place in every history book as the location where Churchill

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...

 and Eisenhower put the finishing touches to the D Day invasion plans. A particularly difficult line to construct(It cost the equivalent of 27 millionGBP) After closure for passenger traffic in 1955 the section from Droxford to Knowle was retained for several years for freight traffic and to test new designs, finally being lifted after a fire in 1970. Today the station is a private residence.

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• Details of route