Sutton Scotney railway station

Sutton Scotney
Sutton Scotney
General information
Location	Sutton Scotney, Winchester; England
Grid reference	SU465395
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Pre-grouping	Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 May 1885	Opened
4 August 1942	Closed
8 March 1943	Re-opened
7 March 1960	Closed
Location
Location

Sutton Scotney railway station is a disused station which served the village of Sutton Scotney a few miles north of Winchester on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway.

Facilities

It was the last station to use the standard design station buildings on the southbound platform. As per most stations there was a passing loop and a single siding and the station did see considerable goods traffic from local farms including watercress and pigs.

Map

A 1913 Railway Clearing House map showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Sutton Scotney

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Barton Stacey Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway		Worthy Down Halt Line and station closed

References

↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 412. OCLC 931112387.
↑ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

51°09′10″N 1°20′11″W / 51.1529°N 1.3365°W / 51.1529; -1.3365

[1] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 412. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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