Worthy Down Halt railway station

Worthy Down Halt
Location
Place	South Wonston
Area	Winchester
Coordinates	51°06′48″N 1°18′57″W / 51.1134°N 1.3159°WCoordinates: 51°06′48″N 1°18′57″W / 51.1134°N 1.3159°W
Grid reference	SU479351
Operations
Original company	Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Pre-grouping	Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 April 1918	Opened as Worthy Down Platform
4 August 1942	Closed
8 March 1943	Re-opened
18 June 1951	Renamed Worthy Down Halt
7 March 1960	Closed
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Worthy Down Halt railway station was built in 1918 as a small single platform halt to serve the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF) depot nearby. It included two passing loops (the shorter of which was used as a siding) to provide supplies to the site. Later, the station became a junction for a spur to connect with the Southern Railway line through Winchester. At this point an additional line was built on the opposite side of the station to provide an island platform serving both northbound and southbound trains on separate lines.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Sutton Scotney Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway		King's Worthy Line and station closed