Treloar's Hospital Platform railway station

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 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 platform was 200 feet (61 m) long^[1] and was located just 20 chains (0.25 miles, 0.40 km) from Butts Junction^[9] at which the line from Basingstoke joins the Mid-Hants Railway on the approach to Alton railway station.

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

v t e Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway
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South West Main Line to Waterloo Basingstoke South West Main Line to Weymouth Thornycroft sidings Viables level crossing Cliddesden Bushywarren Lane crossing Bagmore Lane crossing Herriard Salter Hatch crossing (Spain Lane) Bentworth and Lasham level crossing Treloar's Hospital Platform (private) Treloar's Hospital siding Alton line to Brookwood Alton Butts Junction Watercress Line to Alresford Meon Valley Railway to Fareham