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Battersea Park railway station (1860–1870)

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Disused railway station in Battersea, London

Battersea Park
Battersea Park is located in Greater LondonBattersea ParkBattersea ParkLocation of Battersea Park in Greater London
LocationBattersea
OwnerLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Number of platforms2
Key dates
1860 (1860)Opened
1870 (1870)Closed
Other information
Coordinates51°28′59″N 0°08′52″W / 51.483175°N 0.147742°W / 51.483175; -0.147742
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Battersea Park (originally Battersea) was a railway station on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) located close to the River Thames immediately to the south of Victoria Railway Bridge (now Grosvenor Bridge) on the east side of Battersea Park in Battersea, south-west London.

History

Battersea Park station with its original name, 1862

It opened on 1 October 1860 as a through station replacement for the nearby "Pimlico" terminus. It changed its name to "Battersea Park" on 1 July 1862, and was also called "Battersea Park and Steamboat Pier station". The station was closed on 1 November 1870 when the LB&SCR started to use Grosvenor Road railway station on the north side of the river. After closure, the station was still listed as a booking point for passengers on river steamers, who would have needed to walk across the bridge to Grosvenor Road for a train connection.

The station should not be confused with the current Battersea Park station, opened as "York Road" in 1867, or with another station named "Battersea" on the West London Extension Railway that was opened in 1863 and closed in 1940.

A railway line running (from left to right) on an embankment, past a wooden station building, over a girder bridge, and on to an arched girder bridge over a river
Battersea Park railway station in 1861, at the southern end of Grosvenor Bridge

See also

References

  1. Course, Edwin (1962). London Railways. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. p. 111. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. Connor, J. E. (2013). The London Brighton & South Coast Railway. London's Disused Stations. Vol. 6. Colchester: Connor & Butler. ISBN 978-0-300-19617-7.
  3. Borley, H. V. Chronology of London Railways. Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-33-9.
  4. Quick, Michael (2023) . Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 73.

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
London Victoria   London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
(1863-1867) 		  Wandsworth Road
  London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
(1867-1870) 		  Battersea Park
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