Ropley railway station

Ropley
Station on heritage railway
Engine 80104 approaching Ropley station on The Watercress Line
General information
LocationRopley, East Hampshire
England
Coordinates51°05′15″N 1°06′09″W / 51.0876°N 1.1024°W / 51.0876; -1.1024
Grid referenceSU629324
Platforms2
History
Original companyAlton, Alresford and Winchester Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1865 (1865-10-02)Opened
5 February 1973Closed
30 April 1977Reopened

Ropley railway station is a railway station in Ropley, Hampshire, England, which opened in 1865 and reopened in 1977 after four years' closure, to be served by steam and select diesel trains on the Watercress Line which shares its terminus at Alton railway station along with the more major Alton Line.

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