Christchurch railway station (1862–1886)

Christchurch
General information
Location	Christchurch, Dorset England
Grid reference	SZ154934
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Key dates
13 November 1862	Opened
30 May 1886	Closed
Location

Christchurch was a railway station in Christchurch in Dorset, England. It was opened on 13 November 1862 by the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway. Becoming part of the London and South Western Railway, it was closed on 30 May 1886, and replaced by the current Christchurch railway station located to the west of the newly created junction with the rail route to Hinton Admiral, New Milton, Sway and Brockenhurst. In 1935 the line from Christchurch to Ringwood was closed.

The site today

Having closed to passengers the buildings remained open as a freight depot and sidings were used for the storage of wagons until about 1960. The site is now an industrial estate.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hurn Line and station closed		London and South Western Railway Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway		Bournemouth East

Further reading

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1992). Branch Lines Around Wimborne. Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-97-5.