Hayling Island station, (called South Hayling until 1892) was opened in 1867 as the terminus of the four and a half mile Hayling Island branch, a single track line from Havant

Havant railway station

Havant railway station is a railway station near Portsmouth.It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London and Portsmouth...

 which transported holidaymakers to the resort until its closure in 1963.

The station had a small wooden coal stage used to refill the bunkers of the A1X

LB&SCR A1 Class

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway A1 Class is an English class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Designed by William Stroudley, 50 members of the class were built in 1872 and between 1874 and 1880, all at Brighton Works. The class have received several nicknames, initially being known as...

 steam locomotives working the branch. Goods services, including wagons of coal for the locomotives, continued until the last day of operation.

The only part of the station remaining today is the former Goods Shed which was incorporated into a theatre, and is a landmark on one end of the The Hayling Billy Trail.

External links

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