Lavant railway station
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Lavant Railway Station served the village group of Lavant
in the county of West Sussex
in England. It was on the former London Brighton and South Coast Railway line between Midhurst
and Chichester
. The station building design featured a booking office on the level of the road nearby, passengers having to descend by stairs to the platform situated in a cutting. The Building was constructed in the LB&SCR's Country House style, which can been seen on stations on the preserved Bluebell Railway
.
The station opened in 11 July 1881, but passenger figures were not as hoped. The station lost its passenger services in 6 July 1935, freight including sugar beet remained. General freight services where withdrawn 3 August 1968, and sugar beet traffic only until January 1970, the station was now completely closed. The line was cut back south of the station to serve a gravel pit from 1972, but this in turn closed in 1991. The trackbed between here and the former junction with the West Coastway Line
in Chichester is now a cycle path.
Lavant, West Sussex
Lavant is a civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, just north of Chichester. It is made up of three villages, Mid Lavant and East Lavant together with the much smaller West Lavant, and takes its name from the River Lavant which flows from East Dean...
in the county of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
in England. It was on the former London Brighton and South Coast Railway line between Midhurst
Midhurst
Midhurst is a market town and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, with a population of 4,889 in 2001. The town is situated on the River Rother and is home to the ruin of the Tudor Cowdray House and the stately Victorian Cowdray Park...
and Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
. The station building design featured a booking office on the level of the road nearby, passengers having to descend by stairs to the platform situated in a cutting. The Building was constructed in the LB&SCR's Country House style, which can been seen on stations on the preserved Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway
The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East and West Sussex, England. Steam trains are operated between and , with an intermediate station at .The railway is managed and run largely by volunteers...
.
The station opened in 11 July 1881, but passenger figures were not as hoped. The station lost its passenger services in 6 July 1935, freight including sugar beet remained. General freight services where withdrawn 3 August 1968, and sugar beet traffic only until January 1970, the station was now completely closed. The line was cut back south of the station to serve a gravel pit from 1972, but this in turn closed in 1991. The trackbed between here and the former junction with the West Coastway Line
West Coastway Line
The West Coastway Line is a railway line in England, along the south coast of West Sussex and Hampshire, between Brighton and Southampton, plus the short branches to Littlehampton and Bognor Regis....
in Chichester is now a cycle path.