Jessie Road Bridge Halt railway station
Disused railway station in England
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Jessie Road Bridge Halt[1] was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway[2] between Fratton[3] and Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road[4]).
Jessie Road Bridge Halt | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Southsea, City of Portsmouth England | ||||
| Grid reference | SZ657996 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1904 | ||||
| Closed | 8 August 1914 | ||||
| Original company | Southsea Railway | ||||
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Opened in 1904 and closed a decade later it was part of a concerted effort to boost revenue and thus see off competition from the burgeoning tramway network.[5] The station's only platform was on the down line, the up line being out of use.[6] The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war[4] 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]
Railways in the Portsmouth area |
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Fratton | Southsea Railway | Albert Road Bridge Halt | ||