Worthy Down Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Hampshire, England

51°06′48″N 1°18′57″W / 51.1134°N 1.3159°W / 51.1134; -1.3159Grid referenceSU479351Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyDidcot, Newbury and Southampton RailwayPre-groupingDidcot, Newbury and Southampton RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 April 1918 (1918-04-01)Opened as Worthy Down Platform4 August 1942Closed8 March 1943Re-opened18 June 1951Renamed Worthy Down Halt7 March 1960^[1]^[2]Closed

Worthy Down Halt railway station was built in 1918 as a small single platform halt to serve the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF) depot nearby. It included two passing loops (the shorter of which was used as a siding) to provide supplies to the site. Later, the station became a junction for a spur to connect with the Southern Railway line through Winchester. At this point an additional line was built on the opposite side of the station to provide an island platform serving both northbound and southbound trains on separate lines.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sutton Scotney Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway		King's Worthy Line and station closed

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 466. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.