Place Four Marks, Hampshire Grid reference SU668353 Original company Watercress Line | Area East Hampshire August 1868 Station opened Platforms in use 2 | |
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways Similar Ropley railway station, Alresford (Hampshire) railway st, Alton railway station, Mid‑Hants Railway 'Watercre, Bramley (Hampshire) railway st |
Medstead and Four Marks railway station is a railway station in the English county of Hampshire, serving the villages of Medstead and Four Marks. At 644 ft above sea level, it is currently (2016) the highest operational standard-gauge railway station in Southern England.
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History
Opened in August 1868 as Medstead, it changed to its present name on 1 October 1937.
Preservation
It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by the preserved Watercress Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford. The Stationmaster is Keith Brown. The footbridge (currently on the country end) is from Cowes railway station on the Isle of Wight. Beside the station is the Signal and Telegraph department, which also houses the Permanent Way Gang and the Building Department.
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