Battersea Park Road railway station
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 Ordnance Survey map showing Battersea Park Road station | |
  Battersea Park Road Location of Battersea Park Road in Greater London | |
| Location | Battersea |
| Local authority | London Borough of Wandsworth |
| Grid reference | TQ288771 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1867 | Opened as Battersea Park (York Road)[1] |
| 1 November 1877 | Renamed Battersea Park Road[1] |
| 3 April 1916 [2] | Closed |
| Other information | |
| WGS84 | 51°28′42″N 0°08′43″W / 51.47825°N 0.14521°WCoordinates: 51°28′42″N 0°08′43″W / 51.47825°N 0.14521°W |
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Battersea Park Road railway station in Battersea, South London was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1867. It closed in 1916 along with other inner-London stations on Main Line.[3] Battersea Park railway station, nearby on a different line from London Victoria, remains open. There is no evidence of the station at rail level, but the bricked-up entrance can be seen under the rail bridge close to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Grosvenor Road Line open, station closed |
London, Chatham & Dover Railway Main Line |
Wandsworth Road Line and station open |
References[]
- ^ a b c d Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ The Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.Connor and B.Halford
- ^ London's Abandoned Tube Stations
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