BITTERNE STATION PRESERVATION SOCIETY
WANTED!
Any photographs of Bitterne Station or Signal Box
Bitterne London
& South Western
Railway
The station was opened in the 1860's as Bitterne Road railway station. The station itself is located a mile west of Bitterne village, although original plans for railway line would have seen the railway pass right through the centre of the village . The Map below is an OS plan dated 1940's Leading Railman Allen Futcher was the last staff appointed to Bitterne and was transfered to the new Southwest Trains Hedge End Station that was opened between Botley & Eastleigh to serve the growing population of Hedge End The station building and waiting room is now boarded up along with the platform access Gents Toilet and lamp room. The Parcel Shed platform access is fenced off and is now rented along with the station house to the company Drain Doctor.
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Further Along The Line
Bitterne
| Woolston | Sholing
| Netley | Hamble | St
Denys | Southampton Terminus
| Southampton Central (West)
| Swaythling | Southampton
Airport
Eastleigh | Hedge End
| Botley | Fareham
| Adelade Road Crossing | MountPlesant
Crossing | Northam Junction | Chapel
Crossing | Canute
Road Crossing