Place Upper Farringdon Grid reference SU701353 Platforms in use 1 | Original company Southern Railway | |
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Post-grouping Southern RailwaySouthern Region of British Railways 1 May 1931 (1931-05-01) Opened as Farringdon Halt 1 May 1932 Renamed Faringdon Platform Similar Kingsley Halt railway st, King's Worthy railway st, Knowle Halt railway st, Sutton Scotney railway st, Ampress Works Halt railway st | ||
Farringdon Halt was an intermediate station on the Meon Valley line which ran from Alton to Fareham during the 20th century. A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there, and in 1930 a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village. It opened on 1 May 1931, and from 1 May 1932 until 8 July 1934 was named Faringdon Platform, before reverting to the original name of Farringdon Halt.
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Closure
The passenger service ceased on 7 February 1955. A particularly difficult line to construct the sidings were used intermittently for goods traffic until 13 August 1968 after which the track was lifted.
The site today
The site is now a small business/light industrial park. Coincidentally the access road to the modern site is along the former railway trackbed from the A32.