Hayling Island (called South Hayling until 1892"Branch Line to Hayling" Mitchell, V./Smith, K (In association with Bell, A): Midhurst, Middleton Press, 18984 ) was a station on Hayling Island in southeastern Hampshire, England. It was opened for passengers in 1867 as the terminus"Hampshire railways remembered" Oppitz, L Newbury, Countryside 1988 of the four and a half mileEnthusiasts Web-Site Hayling Island branch, a single track"A Guide to Hayling Island branch line" Pierce Jones, V/Walton, R.; Hayling Island, waltondesign, 2005 line from Havant which transported holidaymakers to the resortMemories of the Hayling Island Branch: Produced by Ian Heys for "Branch Line Videos", Catalogue Number 418-514424 until its closure in 1963."Catching the train to Hayling Island: a history" Newell, L: Havant, Havant Borough Council, 2005 (2003) (2000)
The station had a small wooden coal stage used to refill the bunkers of the A1X steam locomotives working the branch. Goods services, including wagons of coal for the locomotives, continued until the last day of operation.
The only part of the station remaining today is the former goods shed which was incorporated into a theatre,HIADS Web-Site and is a landmark on one end of the Hayling Billy Trail."The Hayling Billy Leisure Trail" Marshall, B Havant, Bosmere Hundred Society,1992
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External links Hayling Island station on navigable 1946 O. S. map