Meon Valley Railway

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The Meon Valley Railway was a former rural railway line in Hampshire, England, known for serving the Meon Valley communities before its closure and later becoming a popular route for walking and cycling.

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Meon Valley Railway canonical 2
Meon Valley railway line 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disused railway
railway line
builtBy London and South Western Railway
category Disused railway lines in Hampshire
Rail trails in England
Standard gauge railways in England
connectedTo Alton line
linked to: Alton Line

Portsmouth Direct Line
constructionStart 1898
country United Kingdom
endPoint Fareham railway station
freightClosureDate 1968-08-30
gauge standard gauge
hasStation Droxford railway station
Knowle Halt
Titchfield Halt
West Meon railway station
Wickham railway station
hasStructure Privett tunnel
West Meon Viaduct
heritageStatus route largely preserved as public path
laterOperatingCompany British Railways Southern Region
length about 22 miles
locatedIn England
Hampshire
notableEvent used for special trains during World War II
openingDate 1903-06-01
operatingCompanyAtGrouping Southern Railway
owner London and South Western Railway
partlyDesignatedAs Meon Valley Trail
passengerClosureDate 1955-02-07
postClosureUse cycling route
recreational path
walking route
primaryPurpose agricultural freight transport
rural passenger transport
routeThrough Droxford
Titchfield
West Meon
Wickham
servedCommunities rural communities of the Meon Valley
servedRegion Meon Valley
startPoint Alton railway station
status closed
successorOwner Southern Railway
trackConfiguration single track

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Meon Valley hasTransportHeritage Meon Valley Railway
West Meon railway station wasOnLine Meon Valley Railway
subject linked to: West Meon
Meon Valley Trail follows Meon Valley railway line
linked to: Meon Valley Railway