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| borough = [[Southsea]], [[City of Portsmouth]]
| borough = [[Southsea]], [[City of Portsmouth]]
| country = United Kingdom
| country = England
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| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SZ657996|25|SZ657996}}
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SZ657996|25|SZ657996}}
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| original = [[Southsea Railway]]
| years = 1 October 1904
| opened = {{Start date and age|1904|10|01|df=y}}
| events = Opened
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| years1 = 8 August 1914
| events1 = Closed
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[[File:Havant & Portsmouth RJD 11.jpg|thumb|right|A 1910 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway]]
[[File:Havant & Portsmouth RJD 11.jpg|thumb|right|A 1910 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway]]


'''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=harv }}</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>).
'''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| authorlink = | year = 1985| title = Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer| chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | page = 39| publisher = The Oakwood Press| location = Headington, Oxford| isbn = 0-85361-321-4| url = }}</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"/>
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"/>


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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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