Wickham (Hants) railway station
Encyclopedia
Wickham railway station served the village of Wickham
in Hampshire
, England between 1903 and 1955.
on 1 June 1903. It was on the Meon Valley line
between and ; , between Wickham and Fareham, opened in 1907. The Meon Valley line had been authorised on 3 June 1897, and opened on 1 June 1903.
The station closed to passengers on 7 February 1955 and to goods traffic on 30 April 1962. The prospect was raised of Wickham becoming part of a heritage railway
in the 1960s after closure of the line, but hopes were dashed when the connection with the Eastleigh to Fareham line
was lifted. The station was demolished after closure and the site is now part of a woodland path, with the only evidence of the railway being a concrete fencepost.
Wickham
Wickham, formerly spelled Wykeham, is a small historic village and civil parish in Hampshire, southern England, located about three miles north of Fareham. It is within the City of Winchester local government district, although it is considerably closer to Fareham than to Winchester...
in Hampshire
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...
, England between 1903 and 1955.
History
The station was opened by the London and South Western RailwayLondon and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
on 1 June 1903. It was 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...
between and ; , between Wickham and Fareham, opened in 1907. The Meon Valley line had been authorised on 3 June 1897, and opened on 1 June 1903.
The station closed to passengers on 7 February 1955 and to goods traffic on 30 April 1962. The prospect was raised of Wickham becoming part of a heritage railway
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
in the 1960s after closure of the line, but hopes were dashed when the connection with the Eastleigh to Fareham line
Eastleigh to Fareham Line
The Eastleigh-Fareham Line is the railway line from Eastleigh to Fareham in the United Kingdom. At Eastleigh, trains join the South Western Main Line for onward travel to Basingstoke, Reading or to London Waterloo. At Fareham trains join the West Coastway line for onward travel to Portsmouth or...
was lifted. The station was demolished after closure and the site is now part of a woodland path, with the only evidence of the railway being a concrete fencepost.