Basingstoke And Alton Light Railway
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in |
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Closed | January 1917, reopened August 1924, final closure 12 September 1932 |
Opened | 1901 |
Owners | London and South Western Railway |
Southern Railway | |
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ID | 1137712 |
About Basingstoke And Alton Light Railway
The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway was a standard gauge railway in Hampshire, UK. The 12 mi line, which opened on Saturday, 1 June 1901 with no formal ceremony, ran between Basingstoke and Alton. It was the first railway to be built by the Light Railway Commission under the 1896 Light Railways Act.