Cliddesden railway station

51°14′14″N 1°05′15″W / 51.2372°N 1.0874°W / 51.2372; -1.0874Grid referenceSU638490Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBasingstoke and Alton Light RailwayPre-groupingLondon and South Western RailwayPost-groupingSouthern RailwayKey dates1 June 1901 (1901-06-01)Station opened1 January 1917Closed18 August 1924Reopened12 September 1932 (1932-09-12)Closed to passengers^[1]1 June 1936Closed to goods^[2]

v t e 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

Cliddesden railway station was a railway station in the village of Cliddesden, Hampshire, UK. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932.

History

When built, a wind engine was provided to supply the station buildings and cottages. It was made by John Wallis Titt. The wind engine outlasted the railway, surviving until the 1940s.^[3] The station was used for the filming of 1937 film Oh, Mr Porter! which features Cliddesden as the fictional Buggleskelly.^[4]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Basingstoke		Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway		Herriard

Sources

• "Basingstoke Railway History in Maps". Christopher Tolley. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

References