Farlington Halt railway station

Farlington Halt railway station was a disused station between Bedhampton and Hilsea, located immediately to the west of Farlington Junction on the Portsmouth Direct Line railway.

[1] The station was originally built to serve Portsmouth Park racecourse, opening as Farlington Race Course on 26 June 1891.

[2] On 23 July 1894, it was the scene of an accident when a brake van next to the engine hauling the 6.35pm from Havant derailed and the first two coaches overturned.

[3] The racecourse was closed during World War One, but the station was retained to serve the ammunition dump put in its place.

[2] When the A2030 Eastern Road was built through the old racecourse site and Drayton Marshes during World War II, piles were driven through the platforms, rendering it unusable thereafter.