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Disused railway station in England

Jessie Road Bridge Halt
General information
LocationSouthsea, City of Portsmouth
England
Grid referenceSZ657996
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 October 1904; 120 years ago (1904-10-01)
Closed8 August 1914; 110 years ago (1914-08-08)
Original companySouthsea Railway
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway

Jessie Road Bridge Halt was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway between Fratton and Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road).

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. The station's only platform was on the down line, the up line being out of use. The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war 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.

Railways in the Portsmouth area
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


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Fratton   Southsea Railway   Albert Road
Bridge Halt

See also

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 129.
  2. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (December 1985). Southern Main Lines: Woking to Portsmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-25-8.
  3. ^ "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 1-85306-020-8
  4. ^ "The Southsea Railway" Robertson,K: Southampton, Kingfisher, 1985 ISBN 0-946184-16-X
  5. "Portsmouth’s tramways" Petch,M: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1996 ISBN 1-873793-72-3
  6. Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.

External links

East Southsea Branch Railway
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Bordon Light Railway
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Hayling Island Branch Line
Lee-on-the-Solent Branch Line
Lymington Branch Line
Meon Valley Railway
Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway
Southampton and Dorchester Railway
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Fullerton to Hurstbourne Line
Stokes Bay Line
West of England Main Line
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50°47′34″N 1°04′07″W / 50.792697°N 1.068521°W / 50.792697; -1.068521

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