Itchen Abbas railway station
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The Itchen Abbas railway station was in the county of Hampshire
in England
and opened on 2 October 1865 by the Mid Hants Railway. It closed on 5 February 1973.
The Mid-Hants railway used to run through Itchen Abbas to Winchester
but the line now terminates at Alresford. It is unlikely the line will ever be re-extended to Winchester, because the M3
and new houses have been built at various points on its route.
At the beginning of the 1980s, the station was demolished and a new house built on the site; parts of the platform still stand in its garden. Other houses have been built along the line to the east of the station and further east is the now disused but complete viaduct over Northington Road.
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and opened on 2 October 1865 by the Mid Hants Railway. It closed on 5 February 1973.
History
The station was originally built with two platforms but, in the 1930s, the up platform was taken out of use and only a single track serving the down platform was used. The station was destaffed in the 1960s.The Mid-Hants railway used to run through Itchen Abbas to Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
but the line now terminates at Alresford. It is unlikely the line will ever be re-extended to Winchester, because the M3
M3 motorway
The M3 motorway runs in England for approximately from Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, to Southampton, Hampshire and forms an unsigned section European route E05. It is dual three lanes as far as Junction 8 near Basingstoke and then dual two lane until Junction 9 near Winchester and then dual three...
and new houses have been built at various points on its route.
At the beginning of the 1980s, the station was demolished and a new house built on the site; parts of the platform still stand in its garden. Other houses have been built along the line to the east of the station and further east is the now disused but complete viaduct over Northington Road.