Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

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.

Treloar's Hospital Platform
LocationAlton, East Hampshire
England
Coordinates51.1409°N 0.9891°W / 51.1409; -0.9891
Grid referenceSU708385
Line(s)Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
c. 1918Station opened
1939Station closed for passengers
1967closed for goods

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 platform was 200 feet (61 m) long.[1] 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 station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway.[2][3] The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.

Basingstoke &
Alton Light Railway
Basingstoke
Thornycroft sidings
Cliddesden
Herriard
Bentworth and Lasham
Treloar's Hospital Platform
(private platform)
Treloar's Hospital siding
Alton
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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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


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