Albert Road Bridge Halt railway station

Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road)^[1] was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway,^[2] between Jessie Road Bridge Halt^[3] and East Southsea.

LocationSouthsea, City of Portsmouth
England

Grid referenceSZ656990

Platforms1

StatusDisused

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Albert Road Bridge Halt
General information
Location	Southsea, City of Portsmouth England
Grid reference	SZ656990
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	1 July 1904; 122 years ago (1904-07-01)
Closed	8 August 1914; 112 years ago (1914-08-08)
Original company	Southsea Railway
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Legend
Portsmouth Direct Line to London Waterloo via Guildford West Coastway Line to Brighton & London Victoria West Coastway Line to Southampton Central Portchester Havant M27 Bedhampton Cosham A3(M) Farlington Halt A27 Portsbridge Creek HMNB Portsmouth Admiralty Line Hilsea Portsmouth & Southsea Fratton Portsmouth Harbour Southsea Railway 1885–1914 Gosport Ferry to Gosport Wightlink to Ryde Pier Head Jessie Road Bridge Halt Albert Road Bridge Halt East Southsea

The Southsea Railway opened on 1 July 1885,^[4] and on that line, Albert Road Bridge Halt was opened on 1 July 1904 and closed a decade later on 6 August 1914,^[5] it was part of a concerted effort to boost revenue and thus see off competition from the burgeoning tramway network.^[6] The Southsea Railway was jointly owned by the London and South Western Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway,^[7] and very unusually, the two companies ran the line in alternate years.^[8] The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war^[1] that railways unable to support themselves would cease operations at the earliest opportunity; and, as the line clearly fell into this category, the last train ran early in August 1914.^[3]