Stations along the route Now a Grade II listed The original Southern Railway built a wonderful Art Deco Now Grade II listed, the main Eastleigh Station the south coast port night and day, every day, for weeks on b u i l d i n g , R o m s e y style south-side entrance. Parts of the original building still building is set well back from the opened in 1841 named end. Station* opened in platforms because it was intended remain, as does a redundant 1930’s signal box at the west ‘Bishopstoke Junction’. Shawford is now a busy commuter station but is also an T h e o r i g i n a l G r e a t 1847, and is a twin of to place two additional tracks end of the station. In 1889 it became access point for walkers visiting Shawford Down. W e s t e r n R a i l w a y ’ s Micheldever station. through the station. However the ‘ B i s h o p s t o k e a n d terminus station called The booking hall once had a huge notice board showing The station had a small goods yard that closed to railway The famous children’s extra lines never appeared! Eastleigh’ and in 1923 ‘Salisbury (Fisherton)’ passengers the position of all the ships in the docks, and had use in 1960, but the site remained the location of a civil author, the Reverend The construction of a large, ramped i t b e c a m e s i m p l y was built by Isambard the wording ‘The Gateway of the World’ proudly mounted engineering contractor’s yard for many years. W. V. Awdry (1911-1997) over-bridge has been the only major ‘Eastleigh’. Kingdom Brunel and over the information. Prior to air travel, sea voyages were was born in Ampfield on the outskirts of Romsey. His father, the main way of reaching distant destinations, and the alteration during the station’s opened in 1856. A railway Originally built as two island platforms with an overbridge, who was a local Vicar, had many railwaymen as station played an important part in handling this business. existence. the removal of the line nearest to the town in 1990 meant maintenance depot now Winchester Station parishioners. Inspired by his own childhood, Awdry wrote Unfortunately the grand entrance area was bombed during that level access could be made to the northbound stands on the site. was opened on 10 June the ‘Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends’ storybooks. WWII. platform. On platform 1 are canopy pillars cast for the The present day Salisbury Station opened in 1859 and its 1839 by the ‘London and During both World Wars, the station was a major Southampton Airport original station, bearing the words ‘W & J Lankester of Line Guide elegant facade has Grade II listed building status. A whole new integral office block was constructed on the Southampton Railway embarkation point for troops. north side of the station in 1966 as part of the modernisation (Parkway) Station is Southampton 1841’. The ‘Market House’ branch line once ran for a quarter of a Company’ (the company of the route, which included the replacement of steam in close proximity to, and Little more than a small settlement until the coming of the What you can see from the train when mile from the eastern end of the station to terminate at Redbridge Station name later changing to traction with electric trains in 1967. inextricably linked with railway, the town of Eastleigh is very proud of its railway travelling along the ‘Three Rivers’ route what is now the Corn Exchange in the centre of the city. opened in 1847. From the the ‘London & South Southampton Airport heritage. A 1995 bronze sculpture entitled ‘Railwayman’ m i d - 1 9 2 0 s u n t i l t h e The word ‘Central’ was dropped from the station’s title after Western Railway’). ...and beyond. (36). can be found in the town centre. Dean Station* opened 1980s there was a large the Terminus station closed, but was reinstated to avoid in 1847. The station r a i l w a y e n g i n e e r i n g confusion with ‘Southampton Airport (Parkway)’. The first aviator to really Trains initially only ran between Winchester and use this location was Eric The original station at building matches the facility located here, Both the south-side and north-side entrances to the station Chandler’s Ford* Southampton Terminus station until the section of line north local church and ten oil manufacturing railway have recently been stylishly refurbished. Moon, and he was something of a local hero. His early flights o p e n e d i n 1 8 4 7 . to Basingstoke was completed in May 1840. The station was lamps originally used to tracks, points and cross- were made in a very simple monoplane called ‘Moonbeam 2’. A siding lead to a called ‘Winchester City’ between 1949 and 1967 to avoid light the platforms. The overs. It also produced The growing importance of aviation led to the fields of what nearby brickworks, confusion with ‘Winchester Chesil’ which was located at the St. Denys Station*. The station also had a small creosoted wooden railway sleepers, using ‘Jarrah’ was once North Stoneham Farm being developed as a which provided building foot of St. Giles Hill. (Eucalyptus) timber imported from Western Australia. first station near this military airfield and base during WWI. After the end of the goods yard with cattle materials for the local The former goods shed which closed in 1969 still stands location was opened in war, civil aviation gradually expanded, and in 1929 ‘Atlantic Includes: pens and a goods crane. a r e a a n d b e y o n d . behind platform 1. There were sidings for goods traffic on Travel Information 1861 as ‘Portswood’. After Park Hostel Halt’ on the railway line opened to serve ‘Atlantic The original railway cottages remain and are privately Millbrook Station* Unusually, this siding both sides of the line. The ‘Baltic Siding’, under Andover Station Facts only five years, the station Park’ as it had become known. In the 1930’s commercial occupied. opened in November used a horse and not a locomotive to move the wagon loads Road bridge, was built in 1918 with a long platform Tourist Information was moved owing to the flights from the airstrip started in earnest. The railway halt 1861. The Freightliner of bricks. The station closed in 1969 and the line became a specifically for use by troops based in camps in and around Nearby, the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Dean Hill was opening of the route to was then renamed ‘Southampton Airport Halt’. Ideas for Places to Visit the city. This siding remains in use to avoid passenger trains opened in 1938 to store ammunition and ordnance for use depot here was opened in Netley. The name ‘St. freight-only route. After years of local campaigning, the Contact Information The world famous WWII Spitfire fighter aircraft was station was reopened for public use in 2003. starting or finishing their journey at Winchester having to during WWII. A network of underground storage tunnels 1967, and was one of the Denys’ was only adopted much later in 1876. St. Denys first in the country. Priory, established in the area around 1124, was named developed and built locally by the Supermarine company wait on the main line. were linked by an extensive narrow gauge railway. A main and first flown from the airfield in 1936. During the war H o w e v e r i t i s n o w after one of three different saints... nobody is quite sure Today, Winchester is a busy station used by commuters, line rail connection into the site closed in 1988. years, the airport was known as ‘HMS Raven’, and played its Stations from Eastleigh to Winchester overshadowed by the which one! students and tourists. Latterly, Dean Hill was the storage location for Cruise Swaythling Station - built 1883 much larger Maritime Freightliner yard a little to the west. part in pilot training and aircraft testing. missiles and other nuclear warheads. It closed as a military Major alterations to the layout of the station were made in base in 2004 and was converted into Dean Hill Park (4) - 1899. At around this time a proposal for trams to use the Up until the 1960s the airfield was just a grass runway, but a Shawford Station Dukes Road level crossing just south of the station was concrete runway was constructed in 1965. In 1986, the opened in 1882 as Issue 1 386 acres of parkland, fields and conservation areas with Slightly to the east of The Itchen Navigation The Itchen Navigation thought far too dangerous, so a compromise was the rail station was renamed ‘Southampton Parkway’ and was ‘Shawford & Twyford’, Heritage Trail business units. Heritage Trail... by train or bus Southampton Central construction in 1904 of a large iron bridge. The ‘Horseshoe subsequently named much later than when ...by train or bus Station was the city’s Bridge’, as it is now known, was never actually used by ‘Southampton Airport the railway line was We have produced a handy leaflet original station called Mottisfont & Dunbridge trams! (Parkway)’ in the 1990s. originally built and about how to access The Itchen Station* opened in 1847. It once ‘ B l e c h y n d e n ’, w h i c h The main station building and booking hall at St.