Medstead and Four Marks railway station

Medstead and Four Marks
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Four Marks, Hampshire, East Hampshire England
Coordinates	51.1131°N 1.0471°W / 51.1131; -1.0471
Grid reference	SU668353
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
August 1868	Station opened
5 February 1973	Station closed
28 May 1983	Station reopened

Medstead and Four Marks railway station is a railway station in the English county of Hampshire, serving the villages of Medstead and Four Marks. At 644 ft (or exactly 196.2912 m) above sea level, it is currently (2016) the highest operational standard-gauge railway station in Southern England.^[citation needed]

History

Opened in August 1868 as Medstead, it changed to its present name on 1 October 1937.[1] The passing loop was removed, signal box closed and station destaffed in January 1967. It closed in 1973.[2]

Preservation

It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by the preserved Watercress Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford. The footbridge (currently on the country end) is from Cowes railway station on the Isle of Wight. The signal box came from Wilton South. Beside the station is the Signal and Telegraph department, which also houses the Permanent Way Gang and the Building Department.

Route

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Alton		Watercress Line		Ropley
	Historical railways
Alton		Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway		Ropley

References

1. "Old Hampshire Gazetteer".
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 291. OCLC 931112387.