Bordon is a former railway station on the

Bordon Light Railway The Bordon Light Railway was a short-lived light railway line in Hampshire that connected the Army Camp at Bordon, as well as the villages of Bordon and Kingsley, with the national rail network at Bentley on the main Farnham-Alton line, a dist ...

which served the town of

Bordon Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest, about southeast of Alton. The town forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill which is one of two contiguous villa ...

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, England and its nearby

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History

The station building was constructed of corrugated iron on steel framing and stood on a short brick wall. Extra traffic during the

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led to the extension of the station and the addition of a wooden canopy on its platform side. The station also had a small engine shed which was used in the line's early days for overnight stabling of engines. The shed was later to be damaged by an engine running through its rear, and it was left afterwards to become derelict. Eleven railway cottages were constructed by the London and South Western Railway near the station to accommodate staff: all were either semi-detached or terraced except no. 8 which was the stationmaster's residence. A small wooden

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located at the approach of the station completed the layout. It was possible to change at Bordon for services on the

Longmoor Military Railway The Longmoor Military Railway (LMR) was a British military railway in Hampshire that was built by the Royal Engineers from 1903 to train soldiers on railway construction and operations. The railway ceased operation on 31 October 1969. Route ...

towards

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, although a physical connection to the main Waterloo-Portsmouth line there was not established until 1942.

Closure

Decreasing use saw the up platform become overgrown in the 1930s, resulting in it being cut back to half its original length. Nevertheless, it still saw very little use and by the late 1950s was very overgrown. Following the closure of the line in 1966, the station buildings were demolished and the land was sold for commercial use. The "Bordon Trading Estate" now stands on the site. The

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have applied for funding for the reopening of this station, following the publication of its report '' Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network''.

Services

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run a coach frequently to

Farnham railway station Farnham railway station serves the town of Farnham in Surrey, England. It is a stop on the Alton line, with services between , , , and ; two branch lines also provide services to and . South Western Railway manages the station and operates a ...

to connect with trains. These formerly ran to

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but were amended to run to Farnham by

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, due to the shorter journey time to

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References

External links

Bordon station on Subterranea Britannica
{{Closed stations Hampshire Disused railway stations in Hampshire Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966

History

Closure

Services

See also

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