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{{Infobox UK disused station
{{short description|Disused railway station in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
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| name = Jessie Road Halt
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| image = [[Image:P126JRH.JPG|200px]]
{{Infobox station
| caption = Site of the former halt.
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| name = Jessie Road Bridge Halt
| gridref = SZ656996
| status = Disused
| manager = Southsea Railway (1885to 1914)<br>[[L&SWR]]/[[LB&SCR]]<ref>Very unusually, the two companies ran the line in alternate years "Portsmouth in the past"Gates,W:Portsmouth, S.P, 1925 rpr1972 ISBN 0854097449</ref>
| image =
| owner = ''Closed''
| borough = [[Southsea]], [[City of Portsmouth]]
| locale = [[Fratton]]
| country = England
| borough = [[Portsmouth City Council]]
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
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| platforms = 1
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SZ657996|25|SZ657996}}
| years = [[1 July]] [[1904]]
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| platforms = 1
| events = Opened
| years1 = [[8 August]] [[1914]]
| original = [[Southsea Railway]]
| opened = {{Start date and age|1904|10|01|df=y}}
| events1 = Closed
| closed = {{End date and age|1914|08|08|df=y}}
}}
}}


[[File:Havant & Portsmouth RJD 11.jpg|thumb|right|A 1910 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway]]
'''Jessie Road Halt''' was an intermediate station situated on the [[Southsea Railway]] <ref name="Mitchell"> ”Woking to Portsmouth” Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1984 ISBN 1873793381</ref> between [[Fratton railway station|Fratton]]<ref name="Oppitz">"Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 1853060208</ref> and [[Albert Road Halt|Albert Road]] (sometimes called Highland Road<ref name="Robertson">"The Southsea Railway" Robertson,K: Southampton, Kingfisher, 1985 ISBN 094618416X</ref>). Opened in 1904 and closed a decade later it was part of a concerted effort to boost revenue and thus see off competition from the burgeoning tramway network<ref name="Petch"> ”Portsmouth’s tramways” Petch,M: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1996 ISBN 1873793723</ref>. The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of [[First World War|war]]<ref>Robertson (Ibid)</ref>that railways unable to support themselves would cease operations at the earliest opportunity; and, as the line clearly fell into this category, the last train ran early in August 1914<ref>Oppitz (Ibid)</ref>.

'''Jessie Road Bridge Halt'''<ref>Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, {{ISBN|1-85260-508-1}}, p. 129.</ref> was an intermediate station situated on the [[Southsea Railway]]<ref name="Mitchell">{{cite book |title=Southern Main Lines: Woking to Portsmouth |last1=Mitchell |first1=Vic |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |location=Midhurst |publisher=Middleton Press |date=December 1985 |isbn=0-906520-25-8 }}</ref> between [[Fratton railway station|Fratton]]<ref name="Oppitz">"Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 {{ISBN|1-85306-020-8}}</ref> and [[Albert Road Bridge Halt railway station|Albert Road Bridge Halt]] (sometimes called Highland Road<ref name="Robertson">"The Southsea Railway" Robertson,K: Southampton, Kingfisher, 1985 {{ISBN|0-946184-16-X}}</ref>).

Opened in 1904 and closed a decade later it was part of a concerted effort to boost revenue and thus see off competition from the burgeoning tramway network.<ref name="Petch">"Portsmouth’s tramways" Petch,M: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1996 {{ISBN|1-873793-72-3}}</ref> The station's only platform was on the down line, the up line being out of use.<ref name=Halt>{{cite book | first = R. W.| last = Kidner| year = 1985| title = Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer| page = 39| publisher = The Oakwood Press| location = Headington, Oxford| isbn = 0-85361-321-4}}</ref> The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of [[First World War|war]]<ref name="Robertson"/> that railways unable to support themselves would cease operations at the earliest opportunity; and, as the line clearly fell into this category, the last train ran early in August 1914.<ref name="Oppitz"/>

{{Portsmouth lines}}


{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{Rail line|previous=[[Fratton railway station|Fratton]]|next=[[Albert Road Halt|Albert Road]]|route=[[Southsea Railway]]|col=000000}}
{{Rail line|previous=[[Fratton railway station|Fratton]]|next=[[Albert Road Bridge Halt railway station|Albert Road <br />Bridge Halt]]|route=[[Southsea Railway]]|col=000000}}
{{end}}
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== References ==
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{{reflist}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[List of closed railway stations in Britain]]
*[[List of closed railway stations in Britain]]

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== References ==
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{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/mickssrsource/srmiddgazet/lbscr.html Intermediate halts listed]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070208202422/http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/mickssrsource/srmiddgazet/lbscr.html Intermediate halts listed]
*[http://www.hackwriters.com/Firetrap.htm Halt mentioned in short story]
*[http://www.hackwriters.com/Firetrap.htm Halt mentioned in short story]


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{{Ex stations on the Southsea Railway}}
{{Closed stations Hampshire}}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Hampshire]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Portsmouth]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1904]]
[[Category:Former Portsmouth and Ryde Joint Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1914]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1914]]

Latest revision as of 22:29, 11 January 2022

Jessie Road Bridge Halt
General information
LocationSouthsea, City of Portsmouth
England
Grid referenceSZ657996
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 October 1904; 120 years ago (1904-10-01)
Closed8 August 1914; 110 years ago (1914-08-08)
Original companySouthsea Railway
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway

Jessie Road Bridge Halt[1] was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway[2] between Fratton[3] and Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road[4]).

Opened in 1904 and closed a decade later it was part of a concerted effort to boost revenue and thus see off competition from the burgeoning tramway network.[5] The station's only platform was on the down line, the up line being out of use.[6] The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war[4] that railways unable to support themselves would cease operations at the earliest opportunity; and, as the line clearly fell into this category, the last train ran early in August 1914.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Fratton   Southsea Railway   Albert Road
Bridge Halt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 129.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (December 1985). Southern Main Lines: Woking to Portsmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-25-8.
  3. ^ a b "Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz,L Newbury, Countryside 1988 ISBN 1-85306-020-8
  4. ^ a b "The Southsea Railway" Robertson,K: Southampton, Kingfisher, 1985 ISBN 0-946184-16-X
  5. ^ "Portsmouth’s tramways" Petch,M: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1996 ISBN 1-873793-72-3
  6. ^ Kidner, R. W. (1985). Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-85361-321-4.
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