Christchurch original railway station

Christchurch
Location
Place	Dorset
Area	Christchurch, Dorset
Grid reference	SZ154934
Operations
Original company	Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
13 November 1862	Opened
13 May 1886	Closed
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Christchurch was a railway station in Christchurch in the county of Hampshire (now Dorset). 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 13 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.^[1]

The site today

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

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

References

1. ^ Hurn at Subterranea Britannica

Further reading

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

Coordinates: 50°44′21″N 1°46′55″W / 50.7393°N 1.7820°W / 50.7393; -1.7820