Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

Treloar's Hospital Platform
General information
Location	Alton, East Hampshire England
Coordinates	51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891
Grid reference	SU708385
Line(s)	Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
c. 1918	Station opened
1939	Station closed for passengers
1967	closed 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]

v t e Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway
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

1. Faulkner, J.N.; Williams, R.A. (1988). The LSWR in the Twentieth Century. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN 0-7153-8927-0.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.
4. "The History of Treloar's". Treloar Trust. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
5. Butt 1995, pp. 71, 234
6. Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39, 63
7. Butt 1995, pp. 16, 234
8. Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39, 135
9. 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.