Place Alton Grid reference SU708385 | Area East Hampshire Platforms in use 1 | |
Line Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway Original company London and South Western Railway Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway Original companies Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, London and South Western Railway Similar Cliddesden railway station, Herriard railway station, Farringdon Halt railway st, Itchen Abbas railway st, Ampress Works Halt railway st | ||
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.
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. It was opened c. 1918, and was a private station, used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home, which had opened in 1908. The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long. The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929); Alton Park and Treloar's Hospital Platform.
The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway. The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.