Cliddesden railway station

Cliddesden railway station was a railway station in the village of Cliddesden, Hampshire, UK. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932.

Cliddesden
Location	Cliddesden, Basingstoke and Deane England
Coordinates	51.2372°N 1.0874°W
Grid reference	SU638490
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1901	Station opened
1 January 1917	Closed
18 August 1924	Reopened
12 September 1932	Closed to passengers
1 June 1936	Closed to goods

Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway
South Western main line to Waterloo Basingstoke South Western main line to Weymouth Thornycroft sidings Cliddesden Herriard Bentworth and Lasham Treloar's Hospital Platform (private platform) Treloar's Hospital siding Alton line to Brookwood Alton Butts Junction Watercress Line to Alresford Meon Valley Railway to Fareham

History

When built, a wind engine was provided to supply the station buildings and cottages. It was made by John Wallis Titt. The wind engine outlasted the railway, surviving until the 1940s.[1] The station was used for the filming of 1937 film Oh, Mr Porter! which features Cliddesden as the fictional Buggleskelly.

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Basingstoke		Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway		Herriard

Sources

• "Basingstoke Railway History in Maps". Christopher Tolley. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

References

1. Griffith, Edward (1982). The Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway 1901 - 1936. Newbury: Kingfisher Railway Publications. p. 16.