Albert Road Bridge Halt | |
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General information | |
Location |
Southsea,
City of Portsmouth England |
Grid reference | SZ656990 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 1904 |
Closed | 8 August 1914 |
Original company | Southsea Railway |
Railways in the Portsmouth area |
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Albert Road Bridge Halt (sometimes called Highland Road) [1] was an intermediate station situated on the Southsea Railway, [2] between Jessie Road Bridge Halt [3] and East Southsea.
The Southsea Railway opened on 1 July 1885, [4] and on that line, Albert Road Bridge Halt was opened on 1 July 1904 and closed a decade later on 6 August 1914, [5] it was part of a concerted effort to boost revenue and thus see off competition from the burgeoning tramway network. [6] The Southsea Railway was jointly owned by the London and South Western Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, [7] and very unusually, the two companies ran the line in alternate years. [8] The final nail in the line's coffin was a government directive issued shortly after the declaration of war [1] 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 | ||
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Jessie Road Bridge Halt |
Southsea Railway | East Southsea |