Knowle Halt railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Knowle Halt Railway Station


caption = Site of former Knowle Halt
gridref = SU558095
manager = London & South Western Railway (1907-1923)
owner = Southern Railway (1923 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1955)
locale = Knowle
borough = Winchester City Council [ [http://www.winchester.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectedRepresentatives/MayorofWinchester/ Council Web Site] ] | platforms = Two
years = 1 May 1907
events = Opened
years1 = 6 April 1964
events1 = Closed

Knowle Halt was a railway station in the county of Hampshire in England. It was served by trains on the Eastleigh to Fareham and Meon Valley lines [Oppitz, L (1988): "Hampshire railways remembered". Newbury: Countryside. ISBN 1853060208] .

History

Opened on the 1 May 1907 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) to serve Knowle Hospital, then known as the Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum. Opened as Knowle Asylum Halt, its name was changed to Knowle Platform: it was known as Knowle Halt from 1942. From the beginning, this simple halt was fitted with electric lights, powered from the nearby hospital's generators. This made it one of the first rural stations in Hampshire to have electric lighting. The station was originally closed on August 12, 1963, but was re-opened the following day due to objections from trade unions. The halt finally closed on the 6 April 1964 [Stone, R.A (1983)“The Meon Valley Railway”: Cheltenham,Runpast Publishing, ISBN 978-1870754361] .

The site today

Concrete platform supports still exist on the now single track of the Eastleigh to Fareham Line.

See also

* List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1

External links

* [http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0004396.htm Details of route]
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/k/knowle_halt/index.shtml Enthusiasts web-site]