Battersea railway station
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Battersea railway station (WLER) was a station on the West London Extension Railway
on Battersea
High Street. It opened on 1 Oct 1863 and closed on 21 October 1940 after air raid damage. It was south of Battersea railway bridge
, at the end of the now pedestrianised area of Battersea High Street by the junction with Simpson Street. The station was demolished after closure leaving no remains today of the station.
It should not be confused with another station which Dendy Marshall (1963) lists as "Battersea"; but which Course (1963) calls "Battersea Park and Steamboat Pier station." This was located on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, adjacent to the steamboat pier on the south bank, next to Victoria railway bridge
. It opened on 1 Oct 1860 with Victoria station, and closed on 1 November 1870.
West London Line
The West London Line is a short railway in inner West London which links lines at in the south to lines near Willesden Junction in the north. It has always been an important cross-London link especially for freight services...
on Battersea
Battersea
Battersea is an area of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is an inner-city district of South London, situated on the south side of the River Thames, 2.9 miles south-west of Charing Cross. Battersea spans from Fairfield in the west to Queenstown in the east...
High Street. It opened on 1 Oct 1863 and closed on 21 October 1940 after air raid damage. It was south of Battersea railway bridge
Battersea Railway Bridge
The Battersea Railway Bridge - properly called the Cremorne Bridge, after the pleasure grounds in Chelsea and originally commonly referred to as the Battersea New Bridge - is a bridge across the River Thames in London, between Battersea and Chelsea and forming part of the West London Line of the...
, at the end of the now pedestrianised area of Battersea High Street by the junction with Simpson Street. The station was demolished after closure leaving no remains today of the station.
It should not be confused with another station which Dendy Marshall (1963) lists as "Battersea"; but which Course (1963) calls "Battersea Park and Steamboat Pier station." This was located on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, adjacent to the steamboat pier on the south bank, next to Victoria railway bridge
Grosvenor Bridge
Grosvenor Bridge, often alternatively called Victoria Railway Bridge, is a railway bridge over the River Thames in London, between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. It actually consists of two bridges, both built in the mid-19th century...
. It opened on 1 Oct 1860 with Victoria station, and closed on 1 November 1870.
External links
- Battersea, SubBrit disused stations project