Medstead and Four Marks | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Four Marks, Hampshire,East Hampshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°06′47″N1°02′50″W / 51.1131°N 1.0471°W /51.1131; -1.0471 | ||||
| Grid reference | SU668353 | ||||
| System | Station onheritage railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| August 1868 | Station opened | ||||
| 5 February 1973 | Station closed | ||||
| 28 May 1983 | Station reopened | ||||
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Medstead and Four Marks railway station is arailway station in the English county ofHampshire, serving the villages ofMedstead andFour Marks. At 644 ft (or exactly 196.2912 m) above sea level, it is currently (2016) the highest operational standard-gauge railway station in Southern England.[citation needed]
Opened in August 1868 asMedstead, it changed to its present name on 1 October 1937.[1]The passing loop was removed, signal box closed and station destaffed in January 1967. It closed in 1973.[2]
It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by thepreservedWatercress Line, which runs fromAlton toNew Alresford. The footbridge (currently on the country end) is fromCowes railway station on theIsle of Wight. The signal box came fromWilton South. Beside the station is the Signal and Telegraph department, which also houses the Permanent Way Gang and the Building Department.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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| Ropley towardsAlresford | Watercress Line | Alton Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Ropley | Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway | Alton | ||
