Fort Brockhurst railway station

Disused railway station in Gosport, Hampshire

50°48′27″N 1°09′24″W / 50.8074°N 1.1567°W / 50.8074; -1.1567Grid referenceSU594013Platforms3Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and South Western RailwayPost-groupingSouthern Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)Key dates1 November 1865 (1865-11-01)Opened as Brockhurst17 November 1893Name changed to Fort Brockhurst8 June 1953 (1953-06-08)Closed

Fort Brockhurst railway station served the town of Gosport, Hampshire, England from 1865 to 1953 on the Fareham-Gosport line.

History

The station opened on 1 November 1865 as Brockhurst by the London and South Western Railway. It was situated on the east side of Military Road. The station's name was changed to Fort Brockhurst on 17 November 1893 to avoid confusion with Brockenhurst station in Hampshire. It originally had two platforms but a third one was built when the Lee-on-the-Solent branch opened in 1894. Most of the traffic handled at the station was naval or military related. Passenger services that ran on the Lee-on-Solent Line ceased on 1 January 1931.[1] The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 8 June 1953.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Fort Brockhurst station (site/remains),... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 187. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Fort Brockhurst". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Fareham
Line closed, station open 		  London and South Western Railway
Fareham-Gosport line 		  Gosport
Line and station closed
Fort Gomer Halt
Line and station closed 		  London and South Western Railway
Lee-on-Solent Line 		  Terminus
Gosport Road and Alverstoke   London and South Western Railway
Stokes Bay Line 		  Terminus


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