Marchwood railway station
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Marchwood railway station was an intermediate station on the Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway, which was built along the coast of Southampton Water
Southampton Water
Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Hythe and "the waterside", Dibden Bay, and the Esso oil refinery at Fawley...

 to connect and and to provide a freight link to Fawley Refinery.

History

The station opened on 20 July 1925 and closed to passengers on 14 February 1966. The line remains open to serve Fawley Refinery.

Future

The Association of Train Operating Companies
Association of Train Operating Companies
The Association of Train Operating Companies is a body which represents 24 train operating companies that provide passenger railway services on the privatised British railway system. It owns the National Rail brand. The Association is an unincorporated association owned by its members...

 have applied for funding for the reopening of the neighbouring Hythe railway station
Hythe (Hampshire) railway station
Hythe railway station was an intermediate station on the Totton, Hythe and Fawley Light Railway, which was built along the coast of Southampton Water to connect and and to provide a freight link to Fawley Refinery.-History:...

. The possibility of reopening of Marchwood station is not mentioned in the proposal.

Route

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