North Hayling railway station explained

North Hayling station was a halt^[2] on the single track Hayling Island branch, most often used to load oysters caught by local fishermen,^[3] but also ornithologists and ramblers.^[4] The station, along with the line was closed, in 1963.^[5] The station was located on the west coast of Hayling Island, very close to the coast.^[6] The station was very basic, with a timber concourse and wooden shelter.^[7] The station has been demolished and a section of the trackbed is now a footpath.^[8]

External links

• North Hayling station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

50.8219°N -0.9831°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0004853.htm Old Hampshire Gazetteer
2. "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988
3. "A Guide to Hayling Island branch line" Pierce Jones,V/Walton,R. :Hayling Island, waltondesign, 2005
4. "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight" Bennett,A: Cheltenham, Runpast 1994
5. "Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell,V./Smith,K (In association with Bell,A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984
6. "Catching the train to Hayling Island: a history" Newell, L: Havant, Havant Borough Council, 2005
7. Memories of the Hayling Island Branch:Produced by Ian Heys for "Branch Line Videos", Catalogue Number 418-514424
8. "The Hayling Billy Leisure Trail" Marshall,B Havant, Bosmere Hundred Society, 1992