Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

Disused railway station in Alton, Hampshire

51°08′27″N 0°59′21″W / 51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891Grid referenceSU708385Line(s)Basingstoke and Alton Light RailwayPlatforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and South Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and South Western RailwayPost-groupingSouthern RailwayKey datesc. 1918Station opened1939Station closed for passengers1967closed for goods

Treloar's Hospital Platform (also known as Alton Park and Cripples' Home Siding) was a railway station which served Lord Mayor Treloar's hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England.

History

The station was built by the London and South Western Railway no earlier than 5 April 1910 on the route of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway.^[1] It was opened c. 1918, and was a private station,^[2]^[3] used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home,^[1] which had opened in 1908.^[4] The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929);^[5]^[6] Alton Park^[3]^[7] and Treloar's Hospital Platform.^[2]^[8]

The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long^[1] and was located just 20 chains (0.25 miles, 0.40 km) from Butts Junction^[9] at which the line from Basingstoke joins the Mid-Hants Railway on the approach to Alton railway station.

The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway.^[2]^[3] The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.^{[citation needed]}

Basingstoke &
Alton Light Railway

Legend

South West Main Line

to Waterloo

Basingstoke

South West Main Line

to Weymouth

Thornycroft sidings

Viables level crossing

Cliddesden

Bushywarren Lane crossing

Bagmore Lane crossing

Herriard

Salter Hatch crossing (Spain Lane)

Bentworth and Lasham

level crossing

Treloar's Hospital Platform (private)

Treloar's Hospital siding

Alton line

to Brookwood

Alton

Butts Junction

Watercress Line

to Alresford

Meon Valley Railway

to Fareham

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bentworth and Lasham Line and station closed		London and South Western Railway Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway		Alton Line closed, station open

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Faulkner, J.N.; Williams, R.A. (1988). The LSWR in the Twentieth Century. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN 0-7153-8927-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ ^a ^b ^c Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.
^ "The History of Treloar's". Treloar Trust. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
^ Butt 1995, pp. 71, 234
^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39, 63
^ Butt 1995, pp. 16, 234
^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39, 135
^ Quick, Michael (September 2022). Railway Passenger Stations in England, Wales and Scotland: A Chronology (PDF) (version 5.04 ed.). The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 50.