Old Hampshire Gazetteer, LSWR Basingstoke to Winchester

	LSWR Basingstoke to Winchester
	railway
county:	Hampshire

commentary:	From Basingstoke 48 miles from London Waterloo, rising at 1 in 249, pass the location of a junction for branch to Alton, level where the line divides at Worting Junction with a flyover, the now main line going to Andover, Salisbury and eventually Exeter; a short rise to a summit about the Steventon Arch; falling at 1 in 550, the old main line turns slowly southwards through high downland, through Litchfield Tunnel, and then Popham No.1 Tunnel and Popham No.2 Tunnel into Micheldever Station, at 58 1/4 miles; falling at 1 in 245, through Wallers Ash Tunnel, past the location of a junction with a line to Alton and crossing of a GWR line from Didcot, Whitchurch, etc, into Winchester Station at 66 3/4 miles from Waterloo. Opened 11 May 1840, completing the line from London Vauxhall to Southampton. The 2 mile extension to London Waterloo was opened 1848.
included in	London and Southampton Railway

mapping:	goes through main line Basingstoke -- SU63735256 railway junction, Basingstoke Basingstoke -- SU62245238 Basingstoke -- SU61665232, SU60675197 Basingstoke -- SU60415180 Basingstoke -- SU59885141 Basingstoke -- SU59805135 Worting Junction, Oakley Oakley -- SU58405033 Oakley -- SU57454967 Steventon Arch, Steventon Steventon -- SU54244810, SU53654756 Overton -- SU52844638 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line tunnel Litchfield Tunnel, Overton 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line Overton -- SU52744624 Overton -- SU52274555 Scrubs Bridge, Overton Laverstoke -- SU51904421 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line tunnel Popham No.1 Tunnel, Laverstoke 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line Micheldever -- SU51864398 Micheldever -- SU51844385 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line tunnel Popham No.2 Tunnel, Laverstoke 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line Micheldever -- SU51824368 Micheldever -- SU51784326 Micheldever Station, Micheldever Micheldever -- SU51784262 Micheldever -- SU51744222, SU51604176, SU51254107, SU50874039 Micheldever -- SU49423652 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line tunnel Wallers Ash Tunnel, Wonston 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line Wonston -- SU49263608 Kings Worthy -- SU48443378 railway junction 1, Kings Worthy railway junction 2, Kings Worthy railway bridge, Kings Worthy Headbourne Worthy -- SU48283299 Winchester -- SU47823037 Winchester -- SU47753003 Winchester -- SU47752998 25.7.1834: authorized 11.5.1840: opened

mapping:	goes through main line flyover loop Basingstoke -- SU59885141 Oakley -- SU59115087 Battledown Flyover, Oakley Oakley -- SU58365031

Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001