Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Watercress Line
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
{{Short description|10 mile heritage railway in Hampshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use British English|date=April 2013}} {{about|the modern heritage railway operation|a fuller history of the railway line between 1865 and 1973|Mid-Hants Railway}} {{Infobox heritage railway | name = Mid-Hants Railway | other_name = Watercress Line | image_name = LMS Class 2 2-6-2T No. 41312 on the Watercress Line - August 2018 - 02.jpg | image_alt = Steam locomotive at Ropley station | caption = Watercress line steam train at Ropley station | locale = [[Hampshire]], [[United Kingdom]] | connections = [[Network Rail]] track at Alton | linename = Mid-Hants Railway | builtby = Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway Company | originalgauge = {{Track gauge|UKsg|allk=on}} etc | originalelec = | owned = | operator = Mid-Hants Railway Ltd | stations = 4 | length = {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} | preservedgauge = {{Track gauge|UKsg|allk=on}} | originalopen = 2 October 1865 | com-years = | com-events = | closedpassengers = | closed = 5 February 1973 | years = 1975 | events = Line purchased from British Rail | years1 = 1977 | events1 = Re-opened between [[Alresford (Hampshire) railway station|Alresford]] and {{Stnlnk|Ropley}} | years2 = 1983 | events2 = Re-opened to {{Stnlnk|Medstead and Four Marks}} | years3 = 1985 | events3 = Re-opened to {{Stnlnk|Alton}} | website = {{URL|www.watercressline.co.uk}} | headquarters = [[Alresford (Hampshire) railway station|Alresford]] }} {{Watercress Line}} The '''Watercress Line''' is the marketing name of the '''Mid-Hants Railway''', a [[heritage railway]] in [[Hampshire]], [[England]], running {{convert|10|mi|km}} from [[New Alresford]] to [[Alton, Hampshire|Alton]] where it connects to the [[National Rail]] network. The line gained its popular name in the days when it was used to transport locally grown [[watercress]] to markets in [[London]]. The railway currently operates regular scheduled services, along with dining trains, [[real ale]] trains and numerous special events throughout the year.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)