Tisted railway station

Tisted was a railway station on the Meon Valley line which served the village of East Tisted.[1] It opened in 1903 and closed in 1955. The main station building, designed by T. P. Figgis, is now a private residence.

Tisted
LocationEast Tisted, East Hampshire
England
Coordinates51.0849°N 0.9922°W / 51.0849; -0.9922
Grid referenceSU706321
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1903Opened
7 February 1955Closed

Closure

The last train, pulled by two T9 class locomotives (30301 and 30732), left on 6 February 1955.[2]

The site today

The station building survived the closure and is now a private residence.[3]

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Farringdon Halt   British Rail
Southern Region

Meon Valley Railway line
  Privett

Notes

  1. Stone, R.A. (1983). The Meon Valley Railway. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870754-36-1.
  2. Hay, P. (1985). Steaming through East Hants. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-18-5.
  3. McGhie, Caroline (8 March 2009). "Rise above your station". Sunday Telegraph (2, 491). p. L6.


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