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Whitchurch Town railway station

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History
Accidents and incidents
Facilities
Working
Temporary closure
Final closure
Routes
Notes
References
External links

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| name = Whitchurch Town
| locale = Whitchurch
| borough = Basingstoke and Deane
| image_name = Whitchurch Town station with 2-6-2T 41329.JPG
| caption = LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T No. 41329 passes the station in the 1960s.
| original = Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
| pregroup = Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
| postgroup = Great Western Railway
| platforms = 2
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| gridref = SU459479
| years = {{Start date|1885|05|04|df=yes}}
| events = Opened as Whitchurch
| years1 = 1 July 1924
| events1 = Renamed Whitchurch (Hants)
| years2 = 4 August 1942
| events2 = Closed
| years3 = 8 March 1943
| events3 = Re-opened as Whitchurch (Hants)
| years4 = 26 September 1949
| events4 = Renamed Whitchurch Town
| years5 = 7 March 1960
| events5 = Closed to passengers
| years6 = 6 May 1963
| events6 = Closed to goods
}}

Whitchurch Town railway station was a station on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England. It served the town of Whitchurch, Hampshire, between 1885 and 1960.

History

The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway (DN&S) was opened in stages. The section between Enborne Junction (to the west of {{stnlnk|Newbury}}) and Winchester was formally opened on 1 May 1885, public services beginning on 4 May; among the original stations was one named Whitchurch.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=248}}{{sfn|Judge|1984|p=94}}{{sfn|Sands|1971|pp=18,29}} It was {{convert|12|mi|57|chain|km}} from Enborne Junction, and {{convert|31|mi|64|chain|km}} from {{stnlnk|Didcot}}.{{sfn|Sands|1971|p=50}}

Whitchurch was already served by one railway station on the LSWR which survives to this day. The DNSR had a choice of connecting to the LSWR and building a station nearby to aid interchange traffic. However, it decided to build the station further south, closer to the town.{{sfn|Sands|1971|p=29}}{{sfn|Conolly|1976|loc=p. 4, section B3}}

Accidents and incidents

On 23 September 1954, a freight train overran signals and was derailed by trap points.^[1]
On 12 February 1960, a freight train overran signals and was derailed by trap points.^[1]

Facilities

The station was relatively large compared to others on this section of the line including a larger station building on the northbound platform and a subway to link the two platforms. There was also a long passing loop and three sidings complete with a large goods shed. The station also boasted a water crane and water tower.{{sfn|Judge|1984|p=94}}

Working

The DN&S was worked by the Great Western Railway (GWR), and at the 1923 Grouping, the DN&S was absorbed by the GWR.{{sfn|Sands|1971|p=38}} The GWR had other stations also named Whitchurch, and to distinguish them, most were renamed: this one became Whitchurch (Hants) on 1 July 1924.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=248}}

Temporary closure

Like other stations on the former DN&S line, Whitchurch (Hants) station was closed temporarily on 4 August 1942 so that the line could be upgraded for wartime freight trains; it reopened on 8 March 1943.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=248}}{{sfn|Sands|1971|pp=40–41}}

Final closure

Following the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, British Railways renamed the station Whitchurch Town on 26 September 1949, a name which it retained until closure to passengers on 7 March 1960.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=248}} Goods services continued, but these ceased as from 6 May 1963.{{sfn|Judge|1984|p=94}}

Routes

{{Disused Rail Start}}{{Rail line |previous={{stnlnk|Litchfield}}
Line and station closed |next={{stnlnk|Barton Stacey}}
Line and station closed |route=Great Western Railway
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |col={{GWR colour}} }}{{end box}}

Notes

1. ^¹{{cite book |first=Bill |last=Bishop |title=Off the Rails |publisher=Kingfisher |location=Southampton |year=1984 |pages=57-65 |isbn=0 946184 06 2}}

References

{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |ref=harv }}
{{cite book |last=Conolly |first=W. Philip |title=British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer |edition=5th |date=January 1976 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0320-3 |id=EX/0176 |ref=harv }}
{{cite book |last=Judge |first=Colin W. |title=An Historical Survey of the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway |year=1984 |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co |location=Poole |isbn=0-86093-149-8 |ref=harv }}
{{cite book |last=Sands |first=T.B. |title=The Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway |series=The Oakwood Library of Railway History |year=1971 |publisher=Oakwood Press |location=Lingfield |id=OL28 |ref=harv }}

External links

Whitchurch Station on navigable 1947 O.S. map

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