Nursling railway station served the village of
Nursling near
Southampton, England.
History
The
Andover and Redbridge Railway
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was authorised in 1858 and opened in 1865, by which time it had been absorbed by the
London and South Western Railway (LSWR), this occurring in 1863.
[.] The station at Nursling was opened by the LSWR on 19 November 1882.
[.] Becoming part of the
Southern Railway during the
Grouping of 1923, the station passed to the
Southern Region of British Railways on
nationalisation
Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to pri ...
in 1948. It was closed by the
British Transport Commission on 16 September 1957.
The site today
The station house is in use as a private residence, although the platforms have been demolished. Trains still pass the site on the
Wessex Main Line
The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central. Diverging from this route is the Heart of Wessex Line from Westbury to Weymouth. The Wessex Main Line intersects the Reading to Taunton Line at and th ...
.
References
Sources
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* Bray, Nigel (2004). ''Andover to Redbridge: The Sprat and Winkle Line''. KRB Publications.
External links
Nursling station on navigable 1945 O. S. mapAndover and Redbridge Railway
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Disused railway stations in Hampshire
Former London and South Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1957