Christchurch
General information
LocationChristchurch, Dorset
England
Grid referenceSZ154934
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyRingwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Key dates
13 November 1862Opened
30 May 1886Closed[1]

Christchurch was a railway station in Christchurch in Dorset, England. It was opened on 13 November 1862 by the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway. Becoming part of the London and South Western Railway, it was closed on 30 May 1886, and replaced by the current Christchurch railway station located to the west of the newly created junction with the rail route to Hinton Admiral, New Milton, Sway and Brockenhurst. In 1935 the line from Christchurch to Ringwood was closed.[2]

The site today

Having closed to passengers the buildings remained open as a freight depot and sidings were used for the storage of wagons until about 1960. The site is now an industrial estate.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hurn
Line and station closed		   London and South Western Railway
Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway		   Bournemouth East

References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 125. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ↑ "Hurn". Disused Stations.

Further reading

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1992). Branch Lines Around Wimborne. Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-97-5.

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