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Stokes Bay railway station served the town of Gosport, Hampshire, England, from 1865 to 1915 on the Stokes Bay line.

History

The station was opened on 6 April 1863 by the Stokes Bay Railway and Pier Company. It was situated on a pier at the end of Military Road. It was intended to carry passengers from Gosport so they could use the ferry which went to the Isle of Wight. It had waiting rooms and booking offices at the end of each platform. The pier closed after an examination in 1896 but a temporary platform was built on land so passengers could still use it. The station closed on 1 November 1915.[1][2] The station and pier was demolished after closure. Part of the trackbed of the railway towards Gosport Road is now a footpath.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 406. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations". Retrieved 11 October 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gosport Road and Alverstoke
Line and station closed
  Stokes Bay Railway and Pier Company
Stokes Bay line
  Terminus


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