North Hayling railway station

North Hayling
The site of the station in 2007
General information
LocationStoke, Hayling Island, Havant, Hampshire
England
Grid referenceSU717028
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHayling Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
17 July 1867Opened
December 1868closed
August 1869opened
4 November 1963[1]Closed
Location
Hayling Island Branch Line
West Coastway Line
to Brighton
Portsmouth Direct Line
to London
Havant
West Coastway Line
to Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton
 Langston
Hayling Bridge over
Langstone Harbour
Hayling Island
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of local lines, showing the Hayling Island Branch Line

North Hayling station was a halt[2] on the single track Hayling Island branch, most often used to load oysters caught by local fishermen,[3] but also ornithologists and ramblers.[4] The station, along with the line was closed, in 1963.[5] The station was located on the west coast of Hayling Island, very close to the coast.[6] The station was very basic, with a timber concourse and wooden shelter.[7] The station has been demolished and a section of the trackbed is now a footpath.[8]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Langston   Southern Region of British Railways
Hayling Island branch line 		  Hayling Island

References

  1. ^ Old Hampshire Gazetteer
  2. ^ "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 978-1-85306-020-5
  3. ^ "A Guide to Hayling Island branch line" Pierce Jones,V/Walton,R. :Hayling Island, waltondesign, 2005
  4. ^ "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Bennett,A: Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 978-1-870754-31-6
  5. ^ "Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984 ISBN 978-0-906520-12-3
  6. ^ "Catching the train to Hayling Island: a history" Newell, L: Havant, Havant Borough Council, 2005
  7. ^ Memories of the Hayling Island Branch:Produced by Ian Heys for "Branch Line Videos", Catalogue Number 418-514424
  8. ^ "The Hayling Billy Leisure Trail" Marshall,B Havant, Bosmere Hundred Society, 1992

50°49′19″N 0°58′59″W / 50.8219°N 0.9831°W / 50.8219; -0.9831


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