Medstead and Four Marks railway station

Medstead and Four Marks railway station is a railway station in the English county of Hampshire, serving the villages of Medstead and Four Marks. At 644 ft above sea level, it is currently the highest operational standard-gauge railway station in Southern England.

History

Opened in August 1868 as Medstead, it changed to its present name on 1 October 1937.
The passing loop was removed, signal box closed and station destaffed in January 1967. It closed in 1973.

Preservation

It was reopened on 28 May 1983 by the preserved Watercress Line, which runs from Alton to New Alresford. The footbridge is from Cowes railway station on the Isle of Wight. The signal box came from Wilton South. Beside the station is the Signal and Telegraph department, which also houses the Permanent Way Gang and the Building Department.