| Hurstbourne | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station in 1993 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hurstbourne Priors, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire England |
| Grid reference | SU4327449095 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 December 1882 (1882-12-01) |
| Closed | 6 April 1964 (1964-04-06) |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | |
Hurstbourne railway station served the village of Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire, England. It was on the London and South Western Railway's West of England Main Line and was also the junction for the Fullerton to Hurstbourne Line. Trains for the Fullerton line started and stopped at Whitchurch, the next station to the east on the main line.
History
Passenger services were withdrawn on the Fullerton to Hurstbourne line in 1931, but Hurstbourne remained open for stopping services between Basingstoke and Andover until it closed in 1964. The site used to be occupied by a scrap metal dealer, but is now a new housing estate.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Line and station open |
West of England line London & South Western Railway |
Whitchurch Line and station open | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Longparish Line and station closed |
Fullerton to Hurstbourne Line London and South Western Railway |
Terminus | ||
References
- ^ Osment, Chris; Sheldon, Ian (21 April 2003). "The Longparish Branch". West Country Railway Archives. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- Norgate, Martin; Norgate, Jean (2001). "Hurstbourne to Fullerton branch railway". Old Hampshire Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- "J Hirst & Sons, Hurstbourne Priors". Cylex. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
External links
51°14′22″N 1°22′53″W / 51.2394°N 1.3815°W / 51.2394; -1.3815
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