Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

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.

Treloar's Hospital Platform
Location	Alton, East Hampshire England
Coordinates	51.1409°N 0.9891°W
Grid reference	SU708385
Line(s)	Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
c. 1918	Station opened
1939	Station closed for passengers
1967	closed for goods

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.[1] It was opened c. 1918, and was a private station,[2][3] used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home,[1] which had opened in 1908.[4] The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long.[1] The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding (until at least 1929);[5][6] Alton Park[3][7] and Treloar's Hospital Platform.[2][8]

The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway.[2][3] The platform/line was used for goods traffic until 1967.

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

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bentworth and Lasham Line and station closed		London and South Western Railway Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway		Alton Line closed, station open

References

1. Faulkner, J.N.; Williams, R.A. (1988). The LSWR in the Twentieth Century. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN 0-7153-8927-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. "The History of Treloar's". Treloar Trust. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
5. Butt 1995, pp. 71,234
6. Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39,63
7. Butt 1995, pp. 16,234
8. Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, pp. 39,135